An injured Vince Young tossed his shoulder pads and No. 10 jersey into the stands after Tennessee’s 19-16 overtime loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
Young, who injured his right thumb late in the third quarter and was replaced by rookie Rusty Smith, left for the locker room but returned to the sideline and had the thumb taped and re-taped in an effort to return. He even tried a glove, but coach Jeff Fisher stuck with Smith.
After the game, Young walked toward the tunnel and suddenly tossed his shoulder pads and jersey into the stands.
A few minutes later he walked past reporters already dressed, ignoring both questions and his old college teammate who tried to talk to him. Three hours after the game, Young wrote on Twitter that he was fine and apologized to his teammates. He then tweeted, “Just want to play.”
Fisher said Young had a torn flexor tendon in his right thumb and might need season-ending surgery. Either way, Fisher says Smith is now Tennessee’s starter after the fifth-year veteran’s latest meltdown, which has Young’s future with this team in question in a season he needed to prove he could be its franchise quarterback.
Washington’s win came on a day when at least seven Redskins went to the sideline with injuries, including Clinton Portis with an re-injured groin. The Redskins came in with three starters sidelined due to injuries, and Portis lasted only five carries before getting hurt again.
Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy left Jacksonville in a walking boot, the latest injury for the banged-up Browns.
McCoy injured his left ankle on a sack early in the third quarter. He stayed in the game and finished 17 of 28 for 241 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He said X-rays afterward were negative but he would have more tests Monday in Cleveland.
The Vikings lost starting right guard Anthony Herrera for the season to a knee injury. Herrera was hurt in the first quarter of the game against Green Bay and didn’t return. He was replaced by Ryan Cook. Coach Brad Childress said he was “very disappointed” for Herrera and that he believed he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. Herrera will have an MRI test Monday to confirm the diagnosis.
Arizona linebacker Will Davis was carted off the field with an ankle injury. Davis sat up in the cart as he was taken away. He was injured in the fourth quarter against Kansas City. And wide receiver Early Doucet took a blow to the head in the second quarter and left the game with what coach Ken Whisenhunt described as a concussion.
In other games: Jets right tackle Damien Woody left New York’s win over Houston with a knee injury and didn’t return; Bengals CB Johnathan Joseph hurt his ankle and missed the second half; and safeties Roy Williams (concussion) and Chris Crocker (right knee) also left in the first half of the loss to the Bills.
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