The Tennessee Titans are awaiting more test results on quarterback Jake Locker's injured hip, but the belief is he could miss four to eight weeks, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Coach Mike Munchak said Monday afternoon that Locker spent Sunday night in a hospital but was released from the facility before midday Monday. He also said Locker would definitely miss the team's Week 5 game against the Kansas City Chiefs and that the quarterback has a sprained MCL in his right knee in addition to his hip injury.
Locker's initial X-rays Sunday were negative. Doctors want to wait until swelling reduces in the hip and he is scheduled undergo a second MRI on Tuesday.
Trauma to and swelling around the hip made the initial pictures inconclusive, and there was nothing obvious on the first MRI, Munchak said.
According to Munchak, the team does not think it's a season-ending injury and does not anticipate putting the quarterback on injured reserve with a designation to return that would keep him out for eight weeks. He said any reports discussing a timetable for Locker's absence did not originate from the team.
"It's a blow to the team, no doubt about it," Munchak said.
Locker, who was carted off the field and taken to the hospital by ambulance after being injured during Sunday's 38-13 win over the New York Jets, issued a statement Monday through the team.
