The Tennessee Titans are coming off a letdown 19-13 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15, a game where they barely even felt the presence of wide receiver Julio Jones. The future Hall of Famer exited the Steelers game with a hamstring injury and did not return, and now, that lower-body issue is putting his availability on Thursday against the San Francisco 49ers in trouble.

Jones already skipped Monday's practice, though Titans head coach Mike Vrabel did not say the wideout will not be able to play in Week 16, per  Gentry Estes of the Nashville Tennessean.

“Going forward, we'll evaluate where he is and see how can help us on Thursday,” Vrabel said.

It's been a disappointing first season with the Titans for Jones, who was traded by the Atlanta Falcons in the offseason to Tennessee.

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Hamstring issues have been bugging the 32-year-old Jones all season long. He's played just eight games so far and has not even cracked 400 receiving yards yet this year. On the season, Jones only has 369 receiving yards and zero touchdowns on 25 receptions.

The Titans began the season with a fearsome trio of running back Derrick Henry, wide receiver AJ Brown, and Jones, but those three have had plenty of trouble staying on the field together. Henry is on the injured reserve together with Brown, and with Jones dealing with his problematic hamstring again, it seems that the Titans will be with all three out again against the 49ers.