Matt Cassel out 6 Weeks After Injuring Thumb in Titans OTAs

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Mularkey announced Wednesday that quarterback Matt Cassel will miss about six weeks after suffering an injury to his throwing thumb at OTAs on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old Cassel is the primary backup to starting quarterback Marcus Mariota.

Despite suffering a fractured fibula in Week 16 of the 2016 season, Mariota took his first OTA reps last week.

Cassel started the final game of the 2016 campaign with Mariota on the shelf and helped lead the Titans to victory.

In all, Cassel appeared in four games, throwing for 284 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Cassel is a one-time Pro Bowler who has enjoyed stints with the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys in addition to Tennessee.

He is 36-44 in his career as an NFL starter with one playoff start to his credit.

With Cassel out of action, Alex Tanney and Tyler Ferguson are in line to receive additional work under center behind Mariota.