Report: Titans' Tannehill likely done for season with ankle injury

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill is likely to miss the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury, a source told The Athletic's Joe Rexrode.

The Titans are unsure if his ankle will require surgery, Rexrode reports.

Tannehill sustained the injury in Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. He was carted to the locker room but later returned, finishing the game with 15 completions on 22 attempts for 165 yards and no touchdowns against one interception.

The 34-year-old previously missed two games this season due to an ankle ailment. He's completed 65.2% of his passes for 2,536 yards and 13 touchdowns to six interceptions through 12 contests in 2022.

With Tannehill sidelined, third-round rookie Malik Willis is in line to start. Willis made two starts while replacing Tannehill earlier this year, completing just 11 of 26 pass attempts for 135 yards and no touchdown against one interception.

Tennessee also signed quarterback Joshua Dobbs to the active roster from the Detroit Lions' practice squad Wednesday.

The 7-7 Titans sit first in the AFC South but have lost four straight and only have a one-game lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Titans host the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys over the next two weeks before visiting the Jaguars to finish the regular season.

Tannehill carries a $36.6-million cap hit in 2023. The Titans, who recently fired general manager Jon Robinson, would take $18.8 million in dead money if they cut the veteran passer with a pre-June 1 designation. That number would drop to $9.6 million after June 1.

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