Ryan Tannehill will be out for the rest of the season. The playoffs are in doubt

The Giants face the latter part of the season and fight for the playoffs, without their starting quarterback

quarterback who tennessee titans, Ryan TannehillHe will not play again during the regular season, a league source said, after undergoing surgery on his right ankle this week. ESPN Saturday.

It is considered unlikely Ryan Tannehill return if titans (7-7) win South Asia and qualify for the postseason, the source said ESPN.

Ryan Tannehill He was in rehab trying to do everything he could to get back in the coming weeks.

the titansmired in a four-game losing streak, will now rely on the rookie quarterback Malik Willisas their division lead was cut to half a game during Jacksonville Jaguars.

Tannehill was out on Sunday when he was a linebacker los angeles chargers, Khalil Macon his right foot during the first attacking series of Tennessee. Tannehill only missed one series before returning to the game with his ankle badly bandaged, playing through an injury that required surgery days later.

There are now doubts not only about the future of the short term Ryan Tannehill, but also about its long-term outlook. He will enter the final season of his four-year, $118 million contract after this season, but after the first three years of his extension are guaranteed, titans They have contractual flexibility in the fourth year of the contract.

the titans You may choose to try signing Tanhill With an extension that would create additional salary room, or they could free up to $27 million toward his 2023 salary cap if they release him, a decision that will shape the direction of the franchise.

Tennessee receives the Houston Tx (1-12-1) on Saturday and at Dallas Cowboys In week 17 before the season closes in jacksonville next week.

Tanhill He threw for 2,536 yards and 13 touchdowns with six interceptions this season, fourth with a titans.

ESPN’s Toron Davenport contributed to this report.