Tennessee Titans See 14 Players Miss Wednesday's Practice Including Will Levis & Jeffery Simmons

Among those that were non-participants were Will Levis, Jeffery Simmons, Treylon Burks and Amani Hooker. Certainly all of the players who missed on Wednesday won't miss the game Sunday, but a concerning start nonetheless.

At least some solace can be found in the lack of players who were limited. Only Denico Autry and DeAndre Hopkins fell in that group and both missed as a veteran rest day, not as injured. Josh Whyle returned as a full participant after missing the last two weeks.

The two biggest names to miss practice though are Jeffery Simmons and Will Levis and both of them would count as players who realistically could miss Week 16. Levis has a high ankle sprain and Mike Vrabel has already announced Ryan Tannehill will be the starter if Levis can't play.

Simmons has missed the past two games and at this point in the season, with the playoffs off the table, it would be unwise for Simmons to return and risk further injury this late in the year. Vrabel is big on player's getting a whole week of practice when returning from injury.

The Titans also place wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine on injured reserve with an injury sustained against the Houston Texans. Westbrook-Ikhine has been a valuable contributor this year as one of the top snap-getters at his position and a physical player who matches the Titans' ethos. Westbrook-Ikhine will be out for the remainder of the season and will be a free agent at the end of the season.