After spending a night with back problems, Ringer was released from the hospital early morning on October 29. He is obviously in some pain.” The call to the hospital was initially phoned to treat a potentially “traumatic” injury, but tests have revealed that the injury is “not considered serious”. Fisher said of the injury “It could be any number of things and it would be unfair for me to speculate right now. During a practice on October 28, 2009, Ringer injured his back and had to be carted off in an ambulance. I wouldn’t hesitate to put Ringer in if there’s an issue,” Fisher said. Despite his performance in the loss, head coach Jeff Fisher said that Chris Johnson and LenDale White will continue to get the majority of the carries. The Titans finished the game with negative 7 passing yards as their record moved to 0 wins 6 losses, putting them in a tie for the worst record in the NFL alongside the St. In a record-breaking 59-0 loss to the New England Patriots, Ringer had his first NFL carries, having 7 carries for 47 yards (6.7 average), including a 32 yard run, for no touchdowns, all amounting in Garbage time. Ringer was one of two Titans that did not record an offensive stat. They had their fifth loss of the season in a 31-9 loss to the Colts, a game in which Ringer was once again active, but only played special teams, not registering a stat. The Titans, who last year had 13 wins, only three losses, started the season out zero wins four losses. Ringer was one of three Titans who did not register a stat. In a 37-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Ringer was again active, but only played as a reserve on special teams. Despite this, Titan’s coach Jeff Fischer stood behind his decision to bench Ringer. Ringer’s kick return replacement, Ryan Mouton, had two fumbles during returns. In a 17-24 week 3 loss to the New York Jets, Ringer was benched as the kick returner, and, while active, did not play in the game. He also played on special teams, but had no tackles. Ringer had 6 returns for a 20 yard average, with a long of 25, and no touchdowns. Ringer was again used as a kick returner, this time in a 31-34 loss to the Houston Texans. He also played on special teams, and had one tackle. In the 10-13 overtime loss, Ringer had 3 Kick Returns, a 19 yard average, including a long of 21 yards. Hopefully that's a win-win for both parties.The Titans were also the first team to play in the Regular season, when they played the Steelers on September 10. I still think he can find a home in the league, but it ain't gonna be here. Javon was a nice player for us who probably did earn a few more carries than he got, but he's also the victim of a back to back seasons that ended with him on the IR, and a major shift in the offensive philosophy of the team. Ringer is barely any beefier than CJ, and can't move the pile like Greene.Īs for Harper, Warren Sapp said it best many years ago: Look like Tarzan, play like Jane. bruiser who can be a ramrod between the tackles and get those tough short-yardage gains, while also being a reliable back-up. Shonn Greene was brought in to be a 5'11 " 226 lbs. That's not what Munchak and Webster were looking for this offseason. He's not exceptional in any part of the game, but can give a team a reliable back-up option. However, Ringer had his chances and proved himself to be a solid, but thoroughly unspectacular back. It's frustrating."Īll you have to do is look at the meager number of carries, and you can see where Ringer is coming from: 120 for Ringer and 36 for Harper as Titans. I'm like, ‘Man, they had some good running backs behind C.J., and they just never really got a chance.' And because we were not able to play, it made it look like C.J. "All this talk about them needing another running back to help C.J., it kind of made me upset. "But when they got him I said, ‘Dang, they had some guys who never got a chance to play, so why are they adding someone like that?' "I am happy for Shonn because I know him from playing in the Big Ten, and he's a good guy. Ringer was polite, but obviously felt like he and Jamie Harper have been passed over without an honest NFL audition ( via Wyatt): Javon Ringer's days as a Titan may be over, but that didn't stop him from weighing in on the team's decision to sign Shonn Greene to a 3 year, $10 million deal.
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