Vince Young apologizes to Jeff Fisher via text message
According to a report released by ESPN.com, Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young sent a text message to the team’s head coach, Jeff Fisher, to apologize for his behaviour following last Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins.
According to the website, Adam Schefter, an NFL insider at ESPN, stated that in the text, Young thanked his coach for the chance to play with the team, and also sent his well wishes to Fisher and the rest of his Tennessee team-mates for the remainder of the
season. Young also acknowledged his hope that Fisher would show more confidence and support in the fifth-year play-caller moving forward, stating that both parties have the same goal in mind, a Super Bowl title.
On Monday, the Titans placed the QB on injured reserve, as he is expected to undergo season-ending surgery on his right thumb to repair a flexor tendon. As such, Fisher asked that Young leave the Titans’ practice facility, insinuating that there was no reason
for Young to be present at the team’s building.
On Tuesday, the Titans released a statement regarding Young’s standing with the team. “He was informed by a coach at the facility not to attend Monday’s team meeting and was free to leave. The intention was to be able to talk to the team about Young’s situation
and how the team would move forward,” the statement read.
“Players that are on injured reserve are not required to attend team meetings. As of today, [Young] has been placed on injured reserve and all the same rules apply to him as to any other player in that category.”
That decision was made after a confrontational exchange between Fisher and Young occurred in the locker room following Sunday’s overtime loss. Fisher was apparently, and understandably, upset that the QB had thrown his jersey and pads into the crowd after the
defeat.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Bud Adams, the team’s owner, would like for there to be some sort of reconciliation between his coach and starting quarterback.
“I think there will be a conversation at some point,” Fisher said, according to the Associated Press. “I’m not going to put a timetable on it. He’s on injured reserve, and we’re moving on.”
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