Overview
- The team confirmed Hendrickson will not play on Sunday because of a finger injury that began in the season opener and cost him practice time this week.
- Baltimore plans to increase snaps for depth players Tavius Robinson, Mike Green, Zion Young and rookie Ethan Burke to fill Hendrickson’s edge role.
- Hendrickson’s absence removes the roster’s most proven finisher on pressures, shifting the pass-rush plan toward interior defenders such as Calais Campbell and Nnamdi Madubuike and schematic overloads.
- Offensive-line availability is also uncertain, with left tackle Ronnie Stanley limited in practice and centers Jovaughn Gwyn and Ethan Pocic not practicing and being considered injured-reserve candidates.
- Hendrickson’s missed game will be his first since signing a four-year, $112 million deal and creates a key test of Baltimore’s depth and play-calling against a Titans offense that has protected its rookie quarterback well.