Mariota’s hand remains an issue
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Mariota wakes up every morning hoping his injured right hand feels better.
Unfortunately for the Tennessee Titans quarterback, the weakness is still there, along with numbness and tingling in two fingers.
That's why Mariota was limited Wednesday at practice for the Titans, even as he cut a glove to cover those two fingers hoping to give himself a better grip of the football.
“I think it's close, but again we're going to just take it one day at a time,” Mariota said.
Mariota hurt the elbow on his throwing arm in the season opener, a 27-20 loss in Miami. He was intercepted twice after the injury, and Mariota still finds himself dealing with the expected injury that affects both the velocity with which he throws and the spin he can put on the ball.
“Honestly, it is hard,” Mariota said. “The way that they explained it to me is like when you strum like a guitar string. When that string settles down, that's kind of similar to how my nerve is. My nerve's kind of been strummed, and it's going to take its time to settle down.”
A week ago,backup Blaine Gabbert got the 46th start of his NFL career with his fourth different team. Gabbert threw for 117 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers in a 20-17 victory over the Texans.
With Mariota limited Wednesday, the Titans (1-1) split the work at practice as they prepare to visit AFC South rival Jacksonville (2-0).
Bucs’ Winston sued by driver
A female Uber driver in Arizona is suing Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, accusing him of sexual assault.
Court documents say the woman filed the suit in Arizona and is seeking more than $75,000 in damages. She said Winston grabbed her crotch in the drive-thru of a Mexican restaurant in the Phoenix area in March 2016.
In june, the NFL suspended Winston for three games for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The suspension when the Bucs (2-0) play the Steelers on Monday.
The driver did not file a criminal or civil complaint but reported the incident to Uber.
Odds and ends
Browns top receiver Jarvis Landry is questionable to play in Thursday night's game against the New York Jets because of a knee issue. New York starting safety Marcus Maye is doubtful to play in the game because of a foot injury. …The Jets have waived wide receiver ArDarius Stewart, who served a two-game suspension to start the season for violating the league's policy on performance enhancers. Stewart was a third-round draft pick last year and caught six passes for 82 yards in 15 games as a rookie. … The Eagles have signed wide receiver Jordan Matthews and placed Mike Wallace on injured reserve. Matthews played his first three seasons with the Eagles before he was traded to the Bills in August 2017. He signed with the Patriots in April but was released during training camp.