UPDATE (Saturday, Dec. 24 at 4:31 p.m. ET): The news is bad for the Tennessee Titans. Marcus Mariota won’t play again in 2016.
#Titans coach Mike Mularkey says at his press conference that QB Marcus Mariota has a fractured fibula. He's out for the season.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 24, 2016
ORIGINAL STORY: Tennessee Titans fans held their breath Saturday when franchise quarterback Marcus Mariota needed to be carted off the field in the third quarter after suffering an apparent ankle injury.
#Titans QB Marcus Mariota has his leg immobilized and is being carted off the field.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 24, 2016
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Sheldon Day fell on Mariota’s ankle, and the QB laid on the ground in pain while medical personnel attended to him.
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The Titans were quick to announce Mariota would not return to the game. Backup quarterback Matt Cassel replaced him under center.
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