Tennessee Titans huge receiver Treylon Burks could have already sealed his destiny forward of a make-or-break 2025 season.
On Saturday, the No. 18 general decide of the 2022 NFL Draft suffered a damaged collarbone whereas making an excellent diving catch alongside the sideline throughout training-camp apply on a go from rookie quarterback Cam Ward.
The play was a distillation of Burks’ professional profession to date, one which might be particular if not beset by accidents.
Burks has solely appeared in 27 of a doable 51 profession regular-season video games.
Throughout his rookie season, Burks missed Weeks 5-9 with a foot/toe harm. He additionally suffered a concussion towards the Philadelphia Eagles, forcing him to overlook two further video games.
In 2023, he was sidelined by a knee harm from Oct. 1 by Oct. 15, adopted by one other three-game absence the following month after he was carted off with a head harm in a sport towards the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Final season, Burks was restricted to 5 video games after tearing his ACL throughout apply.
He seemed to be in prime type on his spectacular seize in the course of the play he was injured, exhibiting off his tantalizing potential (and no lingering results from his knee harm) by laying out to make the catch.
However as has been the case all through Burks’ profession, his big step ahead was met with two backward strides.
In Might, the Titans declined to pick up Burks’ fifth-year rookie choice, 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 results of Burks’ most up-to-date harm.
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 enjoying 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 dwell as much as his draft standing, it is grow to be more and more extra seemingly it will not be in Tennessee.
