NASHVILLE — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel said wide receiver Treylon Burks is in the concussion protocol after being carted off the field in the final minutes of Thursday night’s 20-16 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Vrabel, speaking Friday, also said Burks briefly lost consciousness after the incident that led to the 23-year-old player exiting the game. The Titans coach said he had texted with Burks and hopes the second-year pro, who was Tennessee’s first-round draft pick in 2022, will be back as soon as possible.
“From what it looked like, I would say it’s going to be as good of a prognosis as what it could have been, just looking at the visual of all that,” Vrabel said. “We understand what the risks are involved, and Treylon sold out to make a play and unfortunately didn’t.”
Burks being knocked unconscious is why medical personnel reacted by strapping the receiver to a backboard and cut the facemask off his helmet. Players from both teams knelt or stood on the Acrisure Stadium turf nearby watching.
“It sounds like everybody did exactly what they’re supposed to do based on the protocol and making sure that Treylon’s well-being was looked after as quickly and as correctly as possible,” Vrabel said.