NASHVILLE, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Tennessee Titans Monday learned that they will be without wide receiver Derrick Mason and cornerback Samari Rolle for some time because of injuries.
Mason, the Titans' leading receiver, will miss 3-4 weeks with a separated left shoulder, and Rolle, the club's top cornerback, is expected to miss at least three weeks with a strained right hamstring.
Both players were hurt in Sunday's 52-25 drubbing at Oakland.
Mason, who established an NFL-record with 2,690 all-purpose yards in 2001 while also returning kickoffs and punts, has 23 receptions for 357 yards this season.
"Derrick Mason has a separated shoulder," said Coach Jeff Fisher. "It's an AC joint. It's not dislocated, but separated. It's going to be placed in a brace and he will probably be in that for 3-4 weeks. It was similar to what Eddie Berlin had last year and he was back in four weeks, so it's reasonable to think that we'll have a chance of getting him back after the bye week."
With him sidelined, Kevin Dyson, who has been a disappointment since being drafted in the first round in 1998, could become the main target of quarterback Steve McNair.
Losing their top corner is a significant blow for the Titans, who have surrendered 707 yards through the air, seven touchdown passes and 83 points in losing their last two games.
"He does have a significant hamstring strain," Fisher said of Rolle. "There was a great deal of swelling. It's not torn nor is it going to need surgery in order to be corrected. It's more along the line of Tank's (Williams), which is 3-4 weeks."
Veteran Dainon Sydney is listed behind Rolle on the Titans' depth chart.
Tennessee (1-3), which has lost three straight games, hosts Washington next Sunday.
