Vince Young booed, hurt and benched; possible spokesman for Toys 'R Us?
It was a rough day for Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young.
Young was booed (at home) in the first half, tore a flexor tendon in his thumb in the second half and is no longer the starting quarterback for the Titans, regardless of health status.
"Vince tore a flexor tendon in his thumb and I was not satisfied with his ability to control the ball so I stayed with Rusty [Smith]," [coach Jeff] Fisher said, per Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean. "He never said to me he was OK and wanted to go back in, and I was told he was a little upset after, and I was also told he threw half his uniform in the stands.
"Clearly that is no way to respond, so we have some things we have to sort out with him. He may need surgery, and if that's the case, he is done for the year. If that's the case, Rusty is our guy."
Young, who was the Titans' first-round pick in 2006, completed 12 of 16 passes before injuring his thumb in today's overtime loss to the Redskins.
Through the five years that Young has been a professional quarterback, there is a well-documented list of incidents of Young not handling his job with professionalism.
For whatever reason, it's like Young just doesn't want to grow up, which made me think that he'd be the perfect spokesman for Toys 'R Us.
And as Gregg Rosenthal of Pro Football Talk points out, Young is due a salary of $12.75 million and roster bonus of $4.25 million next year. Therefore, Young could be looking for work in a few months.
