Stewart’s chances for Jags not good

Titans tackle David Stewart (shoulder) missed his third straight practice on Friday and his chances of playing against Jacksonville don’t appear good.

Stewart is officially listed as questionable.

“It’s hard (to play after not practicing during the week),” Titans coach Mike Munchak said. “I think it makes it a lot harder. He’s done it (before), but we’ll look at that tomorrow and decide how we want to handle it.”

Munchak indicated Byron Stingily might replace Stewart if Stewart can’t play, though Munchak didn’t rule out veteran Mike Otto either.

“We’ll look at both of them,” Munchak said. “They both got reps. We’re trying to get Stingily more and more reps because again, we’d like to give him an opportunity to play. He played last year and did a pretty good job.”

It’s been a frustrating season for Stewart, who’s dealt with leg, ankle and shoulder injuries. He’s missed two games and been at less than 100 percent all year.

He didn’t rule out the possibility of offseason surgery for one or more of the injuries.

“We’ll talk to the doc and check it out,” Stewart said. “I’m sure there will be some MRIs involved.”

As for other Titans injuries, defensive tackle Mike Martin (ankle) is also questionable after limited practice on Friday. But Munchak feels confident he’ll be ready on Sunday.

Running back Chris Johnson (knee), defensive tackle Jurrell Casey (shoulder), center Brian Schwenke (ankle) and cornerback Alterraun Verner (groin) are all probable after full practices on Friday.

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Source: Titans Insider