The Tennessee Titans had been down a key defensive starter early on within the Week 1 win over the Denver Broncos after inside linebacker Rashaan Evans was ejected within the first quarter.

Evans received right into a scuffle with Broncos tight finish Jake Butt that resulted within the linebacker throwing a punch, resulting in his ejection.

Following the sport, Evans was contrite about his mistake and vowed to make up for it, per Erik Bacharach of the Tennessean.

“It was mainly an overreaction after the play. Just a little bit after the whistle, there was a bit of tussle and I ended up overreacting by hitting him,” Evans defined. “However on the finish of the day, man, I’ve received to maintain taking part in, prepare for subsequent week and mainly make up for it. I used to be in a position to have a possibility to apologize to the remainder of the blokes to say that I used to be going to make up for it. All I can do proper now’s simply preserve doing what I’ve been doing and keep centered.”

Head coach Mike Vrabel additionally touched on the topic and famous that Evans has to do a greater job retaining his composure in that state of affairs.

Vrabel: @616evans4 has to maintain his composure (on ejection). Whenever you throw a punch, that is what occurs. I believe he’ll be taught from it. @Titans

— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) September 15, 2020

Fortunately, the Titans had been in a position to overcome the lack of Evans to nonetheless put out a stable effort defensively, however the third-year professional’s mistake may have confirmed pricey if his teammates didn’t decide him up.

Evans will get an opportunity to atone for his blunder when the Titans host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

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