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Tough night for McNair Banged-up starter should be ready to play next week
Posted: Friday December 10, 1999 05:13 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair will be wearing a boot on his left foot for at least five days to heal a sprained ankle. But coach Jeff Fisher said Friday that he isn't close to benching McNair for backup Neil O'Donnell. "He's got to be pretty banged up," Fisher said about benching McNair. "You saw him run around [Thursday night]. He ran for a pretty big first down, he ran around and found Eddie [George] on a scramble. He's not isolated to the pocket now. He still has the ability to move." McNair also is suffering from turf toe on the same foot that was stepped on last week in a 41-14 loss at Baltimore. He misfired on several passes in the first half Thursday night in a 21-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders, and fans chanted for O'Donnell several times as McNair even short-hopped one pass. Fisher expects McNair to be ready to practice when the Titans hit the field Wednesday and will gauge his mobility then. Their next game is a week from Sunday against Atlanta. McNair has not thrown a touchdown pass in six games dating back to Halloween and is drawing criticism for a passing attack that managed just 103 yards against Oakland. "If the medical staff and myself and Steve feels he needs a week off to heal up, we'll consider that. But it's not even up for discussion at this point," Fisher said. "I think he'll be fine."
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