DeMarco Murray, Corey Davis 'day-to-day,' uncertain to play for Titans vs Seahawks

Titans running back Derrick Henry may start against the Seahawks on Sunday at Nissan Stadium.

But it won't be a changing of the guard.

Titans coach Mike Mularkey said he still views DeMarco Murray as the starter and Henry as the backup – when both are healthy.

Murray and rookie wide receiver Corey Davis are day-to-day with hamstring strains, Mularkey said Monday, and it’s uncertain whether either will play against Seattle. Both players missed multiple preseason games with hamstring injuries.

Did they return to the field too quickly?

“It’s easy to say that now,” Mularkey said. “A hamstring is one of those injuries that are tough to deal with. They’ve always been that way. And each guy is different. That’s why I don’t do ‘weeks’ or ‘days’ on them. It’s just, they’re very touchy injuries and you’ve got to be careful with them.”

As for whether either player will miss a game, or games, while recovering from their latest setbacks?

"We’ve got the rest of this week to make a decision on them," Mularkey said.

Henry rumbled for a career-high 92 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, an average of 6.6 yards per touch, in a 37-16 victory against the Jaguars on Sunday.

The second-year pro, who won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship at Alabama, took over as the Titans’ lead back early in the third quarter, when Murray approached a team trainer and sat for the remainder of the game.

“He agreed to it. He’s a competitor. The guy wants to be on the field,” Mularkey said about Murray. “When he says he agrees with us, then I thought it was a good decision to hold him out.”

Murray, who led the AFC in rushing yards last season, managed just 25 yards on nine carries against the Jaguars, his lightest workload since the Eagles traded him to the Titans in March 2016.

“I thought Derrick came in, really both of them played in the first half," Mularkey said. "It was a grind to try and run the ball with both of them in there. And when Derrick took over for DeMarco in the second half, we stayed patient with the run game and started to hit some holes.”

Davis, the fifth overall pick in the draft, had one catch for four yards.

Davis missed the entire preseason after injuring a hamstring during the first week of training camp, but had six catches on a team-high 10 targets in last week’s season-opening loss to the Raiders.

Davis' injury creates increased opportunity for third-round rookie receiver Taywan Taylor, who hauled in a 42-yard catch from Marcus Mariota in the second half against the Jaguars.

Titans safety Johnathan Cyprien will miss a second consecutive game with a hamstring injury, Mularkey said, while cornerback Tye Smith (broken hand) is expected to play against the Seahawks.

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