The Tennessee Titans travel to Miami on Saturday for Sunday's season opener vs. the Miami Dolphins. Here's a look at the final injury report for the Titans vs. the Dolphins. Outside Linebacker-Derrick Morgan Morgan practiced fully for the second day in a row on Friday. Coach Vrabel declared Morgan as a go for Sunday's opener vs. the Dolphins. Morgan proved to be a quick healer. He torn his menicus in the Week 2 preseason game vs. the Buccaneers. Look for Morgan to start opposite veteran Brian Orakpo at outside linebacker on Sunday vs. the Dolphins. Right tackle-Jack Conklin Coach Vrabel declared Conklin out for Sunday's opener vs. the Dolphins. Conklin was activated off the PUP list last Saturday. His rehab from the torn ACL that he suffered in January's divisional playoff to the Patriots has gone well. He practiced on a limited basis on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and today. No word on when Conklin will be able to go. Conklin will likely need to practice fully a couple of days in a row to have the possibility of playing in a regular season game. Veteran Dennis Kelly will get the start for Conklin at right tackle on Sunday. Outside Linebacker-Harold Landry Coach Vrabel declared Landry out for Sunday's opener vs. the Dolphins. Landry suffered an ankle sprain in the Week 3 preseason game vs. the Steelers. He returned to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday. He did not practice Thursday or today. No word yet on when he'll be able to return to practice. Inside Linebacker-Rashaan Evans Coach Vrabel declared Evans out for Sunday's opener vs. the Dolphins. Evans suffered a hamstring injury in the third training camp practice. He was able to practice on limited basis this week. Evans will likely need to practice fully a couple of days in a row to have the possibility in playing in a regular season game. Safety-Kendrick Lewis Coach Vrabel declared Lewis out for Sunday's opener vs. the Dolphins. Lewis suffered a foot injury in the Week 2 preseason game vs. the Buccaneers. He has not been able to practice since the injury. No word on the severity of the injury or when he'll be able to return to practice. For the Dolphins, wide receiver DaVante Parker is doubtful for Sunday's matchup against the Titans with a finger injury. Quarterback Brock Osweiler (knee) was added to the injury report Friday, but was a full participant in practice. He should be available on Sunday. RB Frank Gore (Achilles/Not Injury Related), WR Jakeem Grant (shoulder), G Ted Larsen (knee) and G Josh Sitton (shoulder) were all listed as full participants in practice Friday. All should be available for Sunday's game. Kickoff is set for 12 PM Central on Sunday on FOX.<doc-sep>First weekend of NFL football: Predicting who will win and who will lose by William Levenson The start of this season begins with the Dolphins playing at home against the Titans. The first injury report finds six Dolphins and five Titans on the list. On the Miami Dolphins, the only player that sat out practice was DeVante Parker (finger). Parker, who broke his middle finger in practice on Aug. 12, is still on the mend and is not expected to play in the opener. This will be the fourth season that Parker has missed the season opener. With the team being one starting wide receiver short, the tight ends could see more action, throwing Mike Gesicki right into the fire. (Do you have an update on WR DeVante Parker?) – “We’re still kind of waiting to see how he feels as far as catching balls and stuff like that. He’s doing a lot of cardio stuff. He’s doing a lot of individual drill type things with our training staff. Once we get the green light, we’ll go at it.” (But he can’t catch anything yet?) – “Not yet. I mean we haven’t tried yet.” Adam Gase via miamidolphins.com The two players who were limited in practice were G Ted Larsen (knee) and TE Marqueis Gray (foot). Full participants were G Josh Sitton (shoulder), RB Frank Gore (Achilles) and WR Jakeem Grant (concussion). On the other side, S Kendrick Lewis (foot) of the Tennessee Titans was the lone holdout in practice. The four players listed as limited in participants at practice were the Titans first two picks of this year’s draft LB Rashaan Evans (hamstring) and OLB Harold Landry (ankle), along with OLB Derrick Morgan (knee) and T Jack Conklin (knee). Coach Vrabel mentioned his concern about the OLB position with Landry and Morgan in question. Earlier this week the Titans traded for Kamalei Correa to help bolster that area of the defense. With S Johnathan Cyprien out for the season and Kendrick Lewis possibly being questionable, that could also be a weakness where the Dolphins to take advantage “What you have to do with each and every injury – and they are all different – is you assess where the player is, what the risk factor is for him injuring himself further if he were to come back,” Vrabel said. “And at that point and time you say: Can you protect yourself against another football player? And if you can, then you start checking off the boxes and … give them pieces to see if they can handle it.” Mike Vrabel via Titansonline.com We will know more when the final injury report is released on Friday. UPDATE: The Dolphins placed TE MarQueis Gray on IR with an Achilles tear. He will miss the 2018 season.<doc-sep>The Tennessee Titans are dealing with a few important injuries as they head to Miami to take on the Dolphins on Sunday. Though first-year head coach Mike Vrabel played it coy when discussing his players’ injuries through the entire offseason and preseason, he is forced to give an injury report throughout the regular season. The report for Week 1 is out and four Titans will not be able to play against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, though the team will get a boost by the return of a key defensive starter. Players That Are Officially Out RT Jack Conklin (knee) Conklin avoided the PUP list to start the season, which means the Titans believe he will be ready for game action within the first six weeks of the year, but the team is smartly being cautious with their All-Pro right tackle. Conklin tore his ACL in January of this year and needs time to fully heal and regain confidence in the knee. The good news is that Conklin was a limited participant in Friday’s practice, which signals that he’s nearing a return. Dennis Kelly will hold down the fort in his place. Want your voice heard? Join the Titan Sized team! Write for us! OLB Harold Landry (ankle) Landry injured himself during the preseason and hasn’t been able to get fully healthy, but he has shed his walking boot and doesn’t seem to be too far away from returning. The concerning aspect of his injury is that it’s to the same ankle that hampered him for all of his final season at Boston College. Kamalei Correa, Sharif Finch and Aaron Wallace will be the direct backups to Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan on Sunday. LB Rashaan Evans (hamstring) Evans has rarely practiced all offseason, and we didn’t find out until this week that his lengthy absence was due to a hamstring injury. While not quite a “heat-related” injury, hamstring injuries are tricky, tend to linger and require meticulous care and rehab. As we saw with Corey Davis and Johnathan Cyprien last season, it’s important for the Titans to not rush Evans back unless he is completely past the injury. Wesley Woodyard and Jayon Brown were slated to start whether Evans was available against the Dolphins or not, but Will Compton will likely be used in obvious running situations on Sunday. S Kendrick Lewis (foot) It’s unclear when Lewis picked up a foot injury, but he has been out of practice for a week and will not suit up on Sunday. Lewis is strictly a depth piece, so he won’t be sorely missed on Sunday. Rookie Dane Cruikshank will serve as Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro’s backup, with special teams ace Brynden Trawick the secondary option in a pinch. Players Likely to Play OLB Derrick Morgan (knee) Morgan is the only other Titans player who is currently banged up, as he has been working his way back from a minor knee surgery. While Morgan’s outlook for Week 1 was initially glum, he has quickly recovered and looks all set to line up opposite Brian Orakpo at OLB on Sunday in Miami.<doc-sep>Mike Vrabel said after practice that Jack Conklin, Harold Landry, Rashaan Evans and Kendrick Lewis are all out for the Titans. This isn’t great news, but we expected it. Terry and I predicted that last night on Locked on Titans (listen here). The good news is that Derrick Morgan was a full go at practice and is expected to play. Here is what he said about being available to play: Derrick Morgan after practice says it remains to be seen how much he’ll play Sunday. “However I can be available, that’s what I’m going to do.” — Travis Haney (@travhaney) September 7, 2018 The Titans are going to be thin at OLB with Morgan being, presumably, on a pitch count. Brian Orakpo is healthy, and Kamalei Correa will have a huge role in this one, but behind those guys you only have Sharif Finch and Aaron Wallace. How do you feel about those guys in a real game? It sounds like Evans has a real chance to be ready for the Texans game next week. There is a chance Landry could be ready, but he seems like more of a long-shot.<doc-sep>
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 31: DeVante Parker #11 of the Miami Dolphins during pregame against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) This is the final injury report for the Miami Dolphins’ home opener against the Tennessee Titans. The Dolphins had only one player with an injury status designation while Tennessee listed four. Wide receiver DeVante Parker (finger) has been designated as doubtful on the final injury report for the Miami Dolphins’ season opener, but he was labeled a limited participant in today after a stint of not participating in practice. Going into his fourth season of his career, Parker has yet to complete a full season without missing one or more games and it seems that will be the case again this year. On the other hand, Parker was the only Miami Dolphin on the 53 man roster with an injury status designation. Running back Frank Gore (achilles/not injury related), WR Jakeem Grant (shoulder), G Josh Sitton (shoulder) and G Ted Larsen (knee) were all full participants in practice today. Quarterback Brock Osweiler (knee) was new on the list, but still fully participated in practice. The bad news is that TE Marqueis Gray has been lost for the season, placed in the injured reserve list Thursday, due to an achilles tear during a one on one drill. Gray was on top of the depth chart for tight ends and was expected to get a much larger role on the offense this year. Gavin Escobar has been resigned to replace Gray. Escobar showed a lot of promise in the preseason and will keep the tight end compliment at four on the roster. The news wasn’t very encouraging for the Tennessee Titans. Four players, LB Rashaan Evans (hamstring), OT Jack Conklin (knee), OLB Harold Landry (ankle) and S Kendrick Lewis (foot) have all been ruled out for Sunday’s game. The only bright side for the Titans was the fact that LB Derrick Morgan (knee) was a full participant in practice for the second day in a row and had no injury status. Miami is starting out the season on somewhat of a good note, with 52 of the 53 men on the roster healthy and able to play in the opener. A much more reassuring way to begin after last year’s start.