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Updating Akeem Ayers and Kendall Wright injuries

It was a little scary last night when Akeem Ayers and Kendall Wright were both carted off the field. The updates today should put those fears at ease for the most part.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Said here last night initial tests showed <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Titans&amp;src=hash">#Titans</a> WR Kendall Wright has a knee sprain, not ACL tear. Still holds true</p>&mdash; Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/jwyattsports/statuses/369174818668552193">August 18, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Titans&amp;src=hash">#Titans</a> LB Akeem Ayers is also going to be OK. Has a sore ankle but injury not serious</p>&mdash; Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/jwyattsports/statuses/369176646441377792">August 18, 2013</a></blockquote>
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It sounds like Kendall Wright will miss a little bit more time than Akeem Ayers but both guys will be back pretty quickly.  Last night there was some fear that Wright had a torn ligament.  As Wyatt said in a later tweet, the biggest concern for Wright at this point is that his momentum will be slowed.  They are going to need big things from him this season.

A lot of times the most important thing about the preseason is to escape without any serious injuries.  The Titans avoided two pretty big bullets in that area last night.