The Titans designated receiver A.J. Brown off of injured reserve on Monday. Tennessee now has 21 days to activate Brown to the active roster.

Brown could be activated in time to play in Thursday night's home game against the 49ers, but a more likely scenario is that he'll return for the Titans' Week 17 home game against the Dolphins, the story said. Brown has not played since sustaining a chest injury during the team's Week 11 loss to the Texans.

The designation leaves Week 15 as the first eligible return date for Brown who was already ruled out of this Sunday's game. He will join Julio Jones on the reserve list. Despite the injuries, Tennessee has been on a roll lately but will face a stout New England defense this week.

Chester Rogers, Nick Ikhine-Westbrook, and Dez Fitzpatrick will be Ryan Tannelhill's top options in a tough matchup against the Patriots.

Titans RB Jeremy McNichols (concussion) and WR A.J. Brown (chest) will miss Week 12's game at the New England Patriots.

The Titans offense has one of the lower fantasy floors this week and the loss of Brown and McNichols accentuates that. Look for other options because the Titans could put up single-digit points this week in New England.

Titans WR A.J. Brown, who left yesterday’s game early with a chest injury had negative X-Rays on his ribs, source said.

Rapoport went on to say Brown will have more tests Monday, and those can sometimes show more damage. But for now at least, it's a promising early return for Brown, the Titans and his fantasy owners. His status for Week 12 will need to be monitored. The team has an early game against a tough New England defense on the road next week.

Titans wide receiver Marcus Johnson came into the game with four catches for 60 yards on the season, but Julio Jones‘ trip to the injured reserve list opened up an opportunity for him to make an impact. Johnson turned a short slant into a 50-yard gain to set up a field goal in the first quarter and finished the day with five catches for 100 yards to lead the Titans in both categories.

Head coach Mike Vrabel said it was a “huge” performance and “what we needed to see” from a receiver who has flashed in practices without making a big impression in games.

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Jones is going to miss two more games at least so Johnson has a chance to continue to make his mark in that span. With no Derrick Henry, the Titans will likely throw the ball more than they have with Henry in the lineup, so Johnson could have some fantasy value at least for the short term. Both Westbrook-Ikhine and Rogers have flashed fantasy numbers this year so it remains to see if Johnson will take over the WR2 role. Johnson, himself, flashed for the Colts last year, including a 5-108-0 game but mostly fizzled out after that.

Titans WR A.J. Brown (knee) is questionable for Week 9 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Brown continues to play despite light practice weeks. Look for him to play Sunday in a difficult matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown missed Thursday's practice due to an illness.

Brown has now missed two straight practices with what the Titans are listing as an illness. This is the same ailment that caused Brown to become a last-minute addition to the injury report on Sunday but is one he played through in Week 6. It sounds like Brown has been unable to keep food down and should undergo some testing over the next couple of days as team doctors look to identify the problem. This is certainly a situation to monitor despite the fact that Brown played with the issue on Monday night. Brown is currently our ninth-ranked wide receiver for Week 7.

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said the team will see how Julio Jones fares in the coming days before making any decisions about his availability for their Week 7 date with the Chiefs.

“We’re just going to take it day by day,” Vrabel said, via Ben Arthur of the Tennesseean.

The Titans also had wide receiver A.J. Brown dealing with food poisoning, but he was able to play through the finish and led the team with seven catches for 91 yards.

Jones had missed the previous two games with a hamstring injury, but returned to the starting lineup on Monday. He had three catches for 59 yards before leaving the game with more hamstring issues.

Titans WR A.J. Brown is questionable for Monday against the Bills with an illness.

Being added this late isn’t a good sign. And things were looking good for his availability after being a full participant in practice all week. This will certainly be one to monitor tomorrow if you have Brown and some flexibility if need be.

Hamstring injuries by nature tend to linger so the Titans are planning to limit Brown’s usage through the middle of the season. This report is directly from the mouth of Brown so take it for what it is. Facing the Bills this week could push for more pass volume out of this Tennessee offense.

In Week 5 Brown ran a route on 92 percent of Ryan Tannehill's 26 drop backs which suggests this may not limit his fantasy output. Tennessee has worked to establish the run ever since their Week 1 debacle which has lead to Brown