Marcus Mariota Waiting for Nerve in Hand to ‘Settle Down’

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Since it is Nashville, perhaps it is only right that Marcus Mariota used a musical reference to describe the nerve injury that is causing weakness and numbness in his throwing hand.

“The way they explained it to me, is when you strum a guitar string. When that string settles down, that’s kind of similar to the way my nerve it. My nerve has kind of been strummed and it’s going to take a while to settle it down,” Mariota told reporters after Wednesday’s practice.

The Titans quarterback suffered the injury on a hit from Miami’s William Hayes in a season-opening loss. He was held out of last week’s game against Houston, giving way to backup Blaine Gabbert, who helped the Titans to a 20-17 win over the Texans.

This week, both Mariota and Titans coach Mike Vrabel are playing a waiting game to see if the quarterback can make the start Sunday in Jacksonville.

“I think that’s all you can do, is make sure to get guys ready that could play in the game for anything that may come up. Then, have to make a decision that you know is in the best interest of the team later in the week,” said Vrabel, who added that Mariota’s situation is about the same.

Mariota did open up a bit more when questioned about the injury and his situation.

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