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Continued from Page 17 we'll get a picture after the cently spoke.
Jackson hopes to receive game, but I know that's not "I talked to Mark the oth-
help from Ingram (Ala- what we're thinking about er day, and we were just
bama, 2009) and backup right now." catching up," Henry said.
quarterback Robert Griffin The Titans benched Mario- Winning the Heisman Tro-
III (Baylor, 2011). Griffin will ta in mid-October after the phy automatically makes
start on the bench against offense managed only one the recipient part of a very
the Titans and Ingram is touchdown in a 10-quarter special club. That's why the
questionable with a calf in- span and was coming off modern football world has
jury, but earlier this season a shutout loss in Denver. never before seen five Heis-
all three were in the back- Since being replaced by man winners in uniform at
field for what was dubbed " Ryan Tannehill, Mariota has the same NFL game.
The Heisman Package." been playing the role of the "There are only so few of us,
Could we see it again this opposing quarterback on and every year there's only
weekend? Baltimore Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin III looks to pass the scout team, this week one more," Griffin said. "So
"It could resurface but against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL foot- doing his best imitation of this game, it's something
that's not my decision," ball game, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Baltimore. Jackson for the Tennessee that you'll reflect on later
Griffin said. "I know we're Associated Press defense. in life and think, 'That was
focused on beating the Mariota has played in each a really cool moment.' But
Tennessee Titans, and if the having Baltimore's Heisman ting dressed and going out of the past two games, when you're in the moment,
Heisman package is part of trio being joined at the sta- on the field and saying, 'Oh however, throwing a 24- it's not as if we're all walking
that, that's what we're go- dium by Mariota (Oregon, man, there's five Heisman yard pass to A.J. Brown around with HEISMAN on
ing to do." 2014) and Henry (Alabama, Trophy winners out there.' in the regular-season fi- the back of our shirt or car-
Griffin chuckled when 2015). But it is a cool aspect of the nale win in Houston and a rying our Heisman Trophies."
asked the significance of "I wouldn't say we're get- game," Griffin said. "Maybe 4-yard toss to Dion Lewis in Like Jackson, Griffin wasn't
last week's playoff win over even aware he was on the
New England. Mariota will brink of sharing in a historic
hit the free-agent market in moment.
March. "If no one told me there
Henry and Ingram both sur- were five Heisman Trophy
passed 1,000 yards rushing winners in the game, it
this year. The former Crim- wouldn't click for me,'' RG3
son Tide stars won't neces- said. "But yeah, now that
sarily have to seek each people have been saying
other before Saturday's it, I'm honored to be part of
game because they just re- that."q