Hamstring injuries and Kristian Fulton go together like peas and carrots, as the Tennessee Titans cornerback has dealt with them on multiple occasions since entering the league in 2020.
He suffered a hamstring injury in 2021 that forced him to miss four games. Then, in 2022, the LSU product missed multiple games again because of an injury to that area, and he was on the injury report with it in other weeks.
Things didn’t get off to a great start in 2023, either, as Fulton missed the Week 2 contest because of a hamstring ailment. However, since then, the cornerback hasn’t missed a game.
Now, Fulton’s status is up in the air for Week 14, as head coach Mike Vrabel revealed on Monday that the 25-year-old is dealing with yet another hamstring injury following the Week 13 loss.
The extent of the injury is unknown, but Fulton was set to undergo an MRI to determine the extent on Monday.
In his revealing Fulton’s injury, Vrabel might have let a little frustration seep through, saying that “the hamstring got Kristian Fulton again,” per ESPN’s Turron Davenport.
#Titans Mike Vrabel said "the hamstring got Kristian Fulton again." Fulton will have an MRI today.
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) December 4, 2023
Following the 2022 campaign, Vrabel specifically mentioned Fulton — along with former linebacker David Long — as one of the team’s repeat offenders with soft-tissue injuries.
Knowing that, Fulton decided to take a different approach to his offseason routine that included him doing his own thing instead of joining the team during OTAs, with the hope a change would help him stay healthy.
And so far that approach has worked, with Fulton only missing the one game. But now he’s in danger of missing multiple, and it’s once again his hamstring that could cause it.
Fulton is in the midst of a contract year, but he’s done himself no favors with poor play throughout the season. His stock will only plummet further if he’s forced to miss time down the stretch of the season thanks to his already lengthy injury history.
