Tennessee Titans huge receiver Treylon Burks might have already sealed his destiny forward of a make-or-break 2025 season.
On Saturday, the No. 18 total choose of the 2022 NFL Draft suffered a damaged collarbone whereas making an excellent diving catch alongside the sideline throughout training-camp observe on a cross from rookie quarterback Cam Ward.
The play was a distillation of Burks’ professional profession so far, one which may very well be particular if not beset by accidents.
Burks has solely appeared in 27 of a attainable 51 profession regular-season video games.
Throughout his rookie season, Burks missed Weeks 5-9 with a foot/toe damage. He additionally suffered a concussion towards the Philadelphia Eagles, forcing him to overlook two extra video games.
In 2023, he was sidelined by a knee damage from Oct. 1 by Oct. 15, adopted by one other three-game absence the subsequent month after he was carted off with a head damage in a recreation towards the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Final season, Burks was restricted to 5 video games after tearing his ACL throughout observe.
He gave the impression to be in prime kind on his spectacular seize throughout the play he was injured, exhibiting off his tantalizing potential (and no lingering results from his knee damage) by laying out to make the catch.
However as has been the case all through Burks’ profession, his large step ahead was met with two backward strides.
In Might, the Titans declined to pick up Burks’ fifth-year rookie possibility, which might have paid him a projected $15.493 million in 2026, per Over The Cap.
Over his first three seasons, Burks has 53 receptions, 699 receiving yards and one landing.
Tennessee invested closely in enhancing its huge receiver depth this offseason, insulating it from the consequences of Burks’ most up-to-date damage.
Throughout free company, the Titans added Tyler Lockett and Van Jefferson. They chose Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike within the fourth spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft whereas additionally signing Ward’s faculty teammate, Xavier Restrepo, as an undrafted free agent.
Burks’ path to taking part in time was already challenged by the offseason strikes, however his damaged clavicle may knock him out of the rotation for good.
If Burks is ever going to reside as much as his draft standing, it is turn into more and more extra possible it will not be in Tennessee.
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