Vince Young's comeback has been put on hold.

The former NFL quarterback, who signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in March, tore his hamstring during training camp and will be out 4-6 weeks.

Roughriders coach and general manager Chris Jones provided an update on Young's injury while speaking with reporters on Monday. Jones said Young's injury was "a lot worse" than originally thought.

"He’ll have to take it easy and get it well and then we’ll see where he’s at when he gets it well," Jones said following Monday’s practice at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. "It’s disappointing that we didn’t get to see him in the preseason. It’s an easier time to be able to evaluate someone in a real game situation.

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"He’s a proud guy and he’s going to meet it head-on. He’s in the training room and he’s doing everything that our trainers ask him to do to try to get well and try to compete."

Young went 30-2 as a starter at Texas and led the Longhorns to a national championship in 2005. The Titans then selected him third overall in the 2006 NFL Draft and Young was the NFL's Rookie of the Year. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2006 and again selected to the NFL's all-star game in 2009.

After getting injured during the 2010 season, and the Titans owning a 4-5 record, Young had a falling out with then-Titans coach Jeff Fisher. The Titans turned to Rusty Smith at quarterback and Young was released the following summer. He made three starts and appeared in six games for the Eagles in 2011, but did not have his one-year contract renewed.

Young has been out of football since a failed tryout with the Browns in 2014. He spent training camp with the Bills in 2012 and Packers in 2013 but has not played in an NFL regular-season game since 2011 while with the Eagles.

The Roughriders will have their final preseason game on Friday before the regular-season opener on June 22. Young was brought into compete for the starting job with Kevin Glenn, Brandon Bridge, Bryan Bennett and Marquise Williams as the other quarterbacks currently on the Roughriders roster.