Gifford finished Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Jaguars with eight tackles (five solo) and one pass defense. Gifford was sidelined for the Titans' Week 16 loss to the Colts due to a concussion, but he was able to clear the league's five-step protocols ahead of Sunday's contest. He played every single defensive snap and finished as the Titans' co-leader in tackles with Mike Brown. Gifford has started at inside linebacker in each of his last three games and has accumulated 27 tackles (18 solo) and two pass defenses (including an interception) over that span. The 29-year-old will look to finish the season off strong against the Texans next Sunday.
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LB
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Nebraska
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Gifford finished Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Jaguars with eight tackles (five solo) and one pass defense. Gifford was sidelined for the Titans' Week 16 loss to the Colts due to a concussion, but he was able to clear the league's five-step protocols ahead of Sunday's contest. He played every single defensive snap and finished as the Titans' co-leader in tackles with Mike Brown. Gifford has started at inside linebacker in each of his last three games and has accumulated 27 tackles (18 solo) and two pass defenses (including an interception) over that span. The 29-year-old will look to finish the season off strong against the Texans next Sunday.
Gifford (concussion) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's matchup versus Jacksonville, Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com reports. Gifford suffered a concussion Week 15 against Cincinnati and didn't play last Sunday versus Indianapolis. However, he was listed as a full participant in practice throughout the week and appears to have cleared the NFL's concussion protocol given his lack of an injury designation heading into the weekend. Gifford played exclusively on special teams over Tennessee's first 11 games of the campaign, but he had taken on an increased role -- including logging all 58 of the team's defensive snaps Week 14 against Jacksonville -- after Jack Gibbens (ankle) landed on IR in late November and Jerome Baker suffered a neck injury in early December.
Gifford (concussion) was listed as a full participant in Tennessee's practice estimate Wednesday, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports. Gifford is getting closer to making his return to the field after sitting out the team's Week 16 loss versus Indianapolis due to a concussion. However, he will still have to officially clear the NFL's five-step concussion protocol in order to be cleared to play in Sunday's matchup versus the Jaguars.
Gifford (concussion) will miss Sunday's game against the Colts, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. Gifford will miss his first full game of the season after leaving this past weekend's loss to the Bengals with a concussion. The veteran linebacker will now have to navigate though the NFL's five-step concussion protocol before he can be cleared to return for Week 17 against the Jaguars.
Gifford (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's matchup versus the Titans, Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com reports. Gifford won't return Sunday after suffering a concussion during the first half of the game. He had recorded an interception and racked up eight tackles (five solo) prior to exiting the game and in his absence, James Williams and Cedric Gray should be in line for increased playing time.
Gifford is being evaluated for a possible concussion during Sunday's game against the Bengals, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. The linebacker led the Titans with eight tackles (five solo) before exiting, and he also picked off a pass. Gifford started for the second game in a row Sunday in place of Jerome Baker (neck). James Williams or Cedric Gray might be the next man up at inside linebacker.
Gifford totaled 11 tackles (eight solo) during Tennessee's loss versus Jacksonville on Sunday. Gifford got the start at linebacker Sunday as Kenneth Murray (hamstring) and Jerome Baker (neck) were both out and managed to record a season-high 11 tackles, which were also the most on the team. He could get the chance to start again during the Titans' Week 15 matchup versus the Bengals if both Jerome and Baker are out again.
Gifford is starting at linebacker in Sunday's matchup against Jacksonville, Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com reports. Gifford has been relegated primarily to work on special teams throughout his career, and he hadn't logged any defensive snaps this season until playing on nine of them last Sunday against the Commanders. However, he'll get a big opportunity to show off his skill set Sunday. Gifford's move into a starting role comes as a result of Kenneth Murray (hamstring) and Jerome Baker (neck) both being out against the Jaguars.
Gifford was released by the Titans on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Gifford has played almost exclusively on special teams since entering the league in 2019. He posted just six tackles last season, and he'll likely land on the team's practice squad if he clears waivers.