UNDATED (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will have Derrick Henry on the field for their AFC divisional game Saturday against Cincinnati. The Titans moved the NFL’s 2019 and 2020 rushing leader from injured reserve to the active roster Friday afternoon.
The Titans had been watching Henry practice since Jan. 5. He broke his right foot Oct. 31 and had the break repaired with a steel plate Nov. 2. Henry was the NFL’s rushing leader when placed on injured reserve. He still finished as the league’s ninth-leading rusher with 937 yards.
In other NFL news:
— The Rams won’t have left tackle Andrew Whitworth or safety Taylor Rapp available when they play the Buccaneers in an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday. Whitworth hurt his ankle on the Rams’ first offensive play in a 34-11 win over the Cardinals on Monday. Rapp will miss his second straight game after sustaining a concussion in the season finale against the 49ers.
— The Chiefs could have running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire available for the first time in nearly a month when they host the Bills on Sunday night. Edwards-Helaire practiced all week for the first time since hurting his collarbone in the second half against Pittsburgh on Dec. 26. Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said that linebacker Willie Gay Jr. would play despite being arrested and charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property this week.
— The Giants have hired Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen as their new general manager. He got the nod over 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters and Kansas City’s executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles. Schoen replaces Dave Gettleman.
— The league is curtailing daily testing of all players, vaccinated or unvaccinated, for COVID-19. In a memo sent to the 32 clubs and obtained by The Associated Press, the league said Friday that medical experts from the NFL and the players’ union agreed to the change. Those doctors have seen enough evidence of a decrease in positive tests in the last month to feel comfortable with dropping daily tests.
— The NFL has announced that 73 underclassmen have been granted special eligibility for the draft, the fewest in the last seven years. All-American linebacker Nakobe Dean was one of four players from national champion Georgia on the list along with receiver George Pickens, safety Lewis Cine and defensive lineman Travon Walker.
