NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Logan Ryan was battling DeAndre Hopkins pretty well Sunday at Nissan Stadium in what was the Titans’ first true cornerback-on-receiver matchup of the season.

So when Ryan took a helmet-to-helmet hit from running back Alfred Blue on the left sideline with 6:29 remaining in the third quarter, it looked like trouble.

Clearly woozy, Ryan false started a few times as he tried to get up. He had a blank gaze as he walked into the sideline medical tent. He was done for the day with a concussion and the Titans turned to LeShaun Sims to and I presumed trouble was ahead.SimsPickHOU

But the second-year cornerback from Southern Utah handled the assignment with aplomb.

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