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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jeff Fisher said Tuesday night the Tennessee Titans didn't have the luxury of waiting to be sure about the safety of their quarterback Vince Young before calling police for help in finding him.
That led to four hours of uncertainty Monday night before Young contacted the Titans and met with Fisher, a psychologist and police crisis negotiators at the team's headquarters before driving himself home.
Combined with Young's reaction to being heavily booed in Sunday's opener, his mental state has been questioned heavily the past two days.
Fisher addressed all those questions on his radio show.
“We can never be too careful sometimes, and sometimes you can't jump to conclusions. You have to wait on information and be patient,” Fisher said. “The information I had didn't afford us any patience.”
The only thing known for sure? Young has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, and Fisher said on his TV show the quarterback will not play Sunday at Cincinnati. Fisher would not give a timetable past that, calling the test results good news and saying Young needs his leg to heal.
What prompted the call to police? Fisher wasn't saying.
“I was given some information from people that were close to him late afternoon, early evening that was quite honestly very concerning to me. I'm not going to go into specifics, but it was concerning to me,” Fisher said.
Young was booed by hometown fans in the Titans' opening 17-10 win against Jacksonville for throwing two interceptions. He didn't look like he wanted to go back into the game and then sprained his left knee four plays later.
His knee was sore enough Monday that Young didn't have an MRI as scheduled, a test postponed to Tuesday. Then people close to him were so worried after he sped off from his home, they called Fisher for help.
Fisher called the Nashville police for help checking on Young's “emotional well-being,” according to police spokesman Don Aaron. Young was located at a friend's home and agreed to come by the Titans' offices.
After talking to Young, Fisher called it a “complete misunderstanding.”
With only Kerry Collins healthy and Kansas City preparing to sign Ingle Martin off the Titans' practice squad, Fisher said they had agreed to terms with Chris Simms after working out Quinn Gray, Joey Harrington and Doug Johnson.
