Tennessee Titans linebacker Jack Gibbens suffered a horrific lower leg injury during their 23-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Today, more details are starting to surface that validate the initial reports.
#Titans linebacker Jack Gibbens is undergoing surgery today to repair a lower leg injury suffered Sunday, per source.
He faces a four-month recovery. pic.twitter.com/pTgimZFlK3
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) November 18, 2024
With Gibbens already undergoing surgery on the injury, he will likely be placed on injured reserve in the coming days that will end his season. It’s a huge blow for both the Titans and Gibbens, who seized his opportunity after the team traded Ernest Jones to the Seattle Seahawks prior to the trade deadline.
Gibbens, a former undrafted rookie free agent, is scheduled to become an exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) at the conclusion of this season, meaning the team could easily bring him back on a veteran minimum contract. However, as well as he had been leading up to the injury, he could possibly have worked his way to a longer-term contract.
There is no doubt Gibbens will attack his four-month rehab with the same intensity he attacks ball carriers on the field. Titans fans will have to wait a few months to see that progress.