NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeff Fisher said Tuesday night the Titans didn’t have the luxury of waiting to be sure about the safety of their quarterback Vince Young before calling police for help in finding him.
That led to four hours of uncertainty Monday night before Young contacted the Titans and met with Fisher, a psychologist and police crisis negotiators at the team’s headquarters before driving himself home. Combined with Young’s reaction to being heavily booed in Sunday’s opener, his mental state has been questioned heavily the past two days. Fisher addressed all those questions on his radio show Tuesday night.
“We can never be too careful sometimes, and sometimes you can’t jump to conclusions. You have to wait on information and be patient,” the coach said. “The information I had didn’t afford us any patience.”
The only thing known for sure? Young has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, and Fisher said the quarterback will not play Sunday at Cincinnati. The coach would not give a timetable past that, calling the test results good news and that Young needs to heal up his leg.
What prompted the call to police? Fisher wasn’t saying.
“I was given some information from people that were close to him late afternoon, early evening that was quite honestly very concerning to me. I’m not going to go into specifics, but it was concerning to me,” Fisher said.
The quarterback was booed by hometown fans in the Titans’ opening 17-10 victory over Jacksonville for throwing two interceptions.
With only quarterback Kerry Collins healthy and Kansas City preparing to sign Ingle Martin off the Titans’ practice squad, Fisher said they had agreed to terms with Chris Simms after working out Quinn Gray, Joey Harrington and Doug Johnson.
Detective: Collier targeted
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The lead detective in the shooting of Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier said investigators believe he was targeted.
Sheriff’s Detective Dennis Sullivan said Collier remains in critical but stable condition at a Jacksonville hospital, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was shot in his car outside an apartment Sept. 2. Sullivan refused to give any other details about the investigation. Police said Collier’s teammates and friends added $10,000 to the usual $1,000 reward for information on the assailant.
Belichick in no hurry to sign quarterback
BOSTON — Patriots coach Bill Belichick said he’s in no rush to sign a new quarterback to replace injured Tom Brady, and it appears the team will go into Sunday’s game against the Jets with two quarterbacks — veteran backup Matt Cassel and rookie Kevin O’Connell.
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