The Tennessee Titans have placed 2021 first-round pick and cornerback Caleb Farley on injured reserve, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Farley suffered a back injury during the Week 10 game against the Denver Broncos that is reportedly a herniated disc that will likely require surgery, ending his 2022 campaign, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport.
This is the latest issue with injuries that Farley has run into. Since his days in college, Farley has had multiple back surgeries and a pair of torn ACLs, one of which was suffered in his rookie campaign.
Farley entered this year with some optimism, as he was expected to assume a starting role in the secondary. However, he was beaten out by rookie Roger McCreary.
Since then, Farley has struggled whenever he has seen the field and has been relegated to special teams duty the last four weeks, seeing zero defensive snaps.
Along with that move, the Titans promoted two players to the active roster in defensive lineman Larrell Murchison and linebacker Joe Schobert. The Titans are dealing with multiple injuries at both positions.
Both Murchison and Schobert had been elevated from the practice squad three times this season, which is the maximum amount allowed. So, if Tennessee wanted to use them again, they had to be promoted first.
Prior to Murchison’s promotion being announced, it was reported by Justin Melo of The Draft Network that the 2020 firth-round pick is signing a multi-year deal that runs through 2024.
But those were just three of the moves made by Tennessee on Tuesday. The Titans also made a flurry of moves on the practice squad. They are as follows: