Treylon Burks injured in Titans preseason game vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
There were a number of injuries on Saturday night in the Titans-Buccaneers preseason matchup. Former Arkansas star Treylon Burks was injured and was seen late in the game on the sidelines with a wrap on his left knee and calf area, per Paul Kuharsky.
He had his first catch of the preseason on Saturday night against the Bucs and finished the game with one catch for four yards.
Per Turron Davenport of ESPN, Burks wore a sleeve on his left leg in Thursday’s practice. That was after he left practice early on Wednesday, so that knee has been bothering him some in training camp. We’ll have to wait and see if there are any more details or updates on the status of the knee and calf area.
Burks was expected to play a huge role this season for the Titans, so if he has to miss time it’d be a big blow to their season. The Titans drafted him with the No. 18 overall selection in the 2022 NFL Draft.
He’s had a very up and down start to his NFL career with the Titans. The 6-foot-3, 223-pound wideout struggled with asthma over the summer but rebounded to make some really nice catches in training camp. The franchise was aware of the former Arkansas star’s issues with asthma before they decided to make him a first-round selection in this year’s draft.
Robert Woods is expected to be one of the Titans’ leading receivers. Former UCLA standout Kyle Phillips has also impressed in training camp thus far.
Treylon Burks contract details
The No. 18 overall draft pick signed a four-year, $14.369 million, fully guaranteed contract, per NFL reporter Aaron Wilson.
His first deal includes a fifth-year option that would keep him in Nashville through the 2026 season if the Titans want to extend him. He’ll incur a $2.6 million cap hit for Tennessee in 2022. Burks also received a $7.63 million signing bonus.
Burks’ salary from 2022-2025 is broken up as $705,000, $939,413, $1.567 million and $2.664 million. He also has opportunities for bonuses of $400,000 and $425,000 for 2023 and 2024 as guaranteed training camp roster bonuses.
The Tennessee Titans drafted Burks after trading away star wide receiver AJ Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles. The former Razorbacks star had a huge 2022 season to get a first-round draft evaluation.
Burks had 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns for Arkansas in 2021 and was virtually a consensus pick to be selected on the first night. He earned first-team All-SEC honors for his efforts just one year after being named second-team All-SEC.
Out of high school, Burks was a four-star recruit and the No. 1 recruit in the state of Arkansas from the Class of 2019, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He hails from Warren (Ark.), which has a population of roughly 5,600, yet has produced Burks and several more NFL players, namely Greg Childs, Jarius Wright, and Chris Gragg.
On3’s Nikki Chavanelle also contributed to this article.