Update: Burks has been diagnosed with an LCL sprain in his knee. This is better news than it could’ve been. He is expected to miss only a few weeks and may still be healthy in time for the team’s regular season opener.
#Titans WR Treylon Burks suffered an LCL sprain during practice today, sources say after the MRI. This is good news, as Burks should only miss a few weeks. A scare, but a solid result considering. pic.twitter.com/aIw4FsVC7t
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 16, 2023
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks injured his knee during Wednesday’s training camp practice, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport. He came down with a touchdown grab but was limping while getting up off the ground. He was able to walk off with trainers who were holding his left knee, and then he was carted to the locker room.
Burks was drafted 18th overall by Tennessee in the 2022 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he played in 11 games and tallied 444 yards and a touchdown on 33 receptions. While the stats didn’t jump off the page, Burks was known for making physically impressive plays demonstrating what the Titans saw in him.
Tennessee traded away star wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles and drafted Burks as his replacement. In an offense with few pass-catching threats, he struggled. The Titans signed free agent WR DeAndre Hopkins in the offseason to give quarterback Ryan Tannehill another reliable option and take some pressure off of Burks. With this injury, Hopkins will assume the WR1 role and the team will count on Kyle Philips and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to step up.