Tennessee Titans designate rookie FB Tory Carter to return to practice from injured reserve

The Tennessee Titans will have reinforcements in the backfield back at practice this week.

The Titans designated rookie fullback Tory Carter to return to practice from injured reserve, the team announced Monday. Running back Jordan Wilkins was also activated off the Reserve/COVID-19 list and returns to the practice squad.

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Tennessee now has 21 days to activate Carter, giving him a chance to play in the AFC divisional-round game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Nissan Stadium Saturday (3:30 p.m. CT, CBS). The undrafted rookie out of LSU has missed the last four games. He's appeared in eight games, including two starts.

Wilkins has appeared in one game for the Titans, playing 13 special teams snaps in the win at Houston to end the regular season. He was signed to the practice squad in early December.

Ben Arthur covers the Tennessee Titans for The USA TODAY Network. Contact him at barthur@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter at @benyarthur.

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