The Maui News

Mariota questionab­le for Titans-Jaguars matchup

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The Tennessee Titans still don’t know who will start at quarterbac­k Sunday against the Jacksonvil­le Jaguars.

Marcus Mariota was limited all week with an arm injury and is questionab­le for the second straight game. Blaine Gabbert started in place of Mariota in Tennessee’s 20-17 victory over the Houston Texans.

“I would say it’s pretty much the same as it was yesterday,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Friday. “It’s probably going to take the next 24 hours to make a decision, but it’s pretty much the same as it’s been since Wednesday with a little bit of improvemen­t from last week.”

PANTHERS: The Carolina Panthers placed starting safety Da’Norris Searcy on injured reserve following his second concussion in five weeks.

Searcy was injured in the team’s 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday.

Rookie Rashaan Gaulden and veteran Colin Jones are expected to split snaps at safety on Sunday against Cincinnati.

EAGLES: The Philadelph­ia Eagles won’t have running backs Jay Ajayi and Darren Sproles for Sunday’s game against Indianapol­is, and Corey Clement is questionab­le.

Ajayi missed practice all week because of a back injury suffered in last week’s 27-21 loss at Tampa Bay. Sproles already missed one game with a hamstring injury. Clement appeared on the injury report for the first time Friday with a quadriceps injury.

Wendell Smallwood is Philadelph­ia’s only experience­d healthy running back.

FALCONS: Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman will miss his second straight game with a knee injury, and the Falcons also will be without starting defensive end Takk McKinley when they host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Coach Dan Quinn declared both players out Friday.

Freeman went down with a bruised knee in a Week 1 loss to Philadelph­ia, while McKinley sustained a groin injury during last weekend’s 31-24 victory over Carolina.

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