If DeMarco Murray's toe is a factor Sunday in San Diego or flares up, it could mean a second consecutive game with a bigger workload for Derrick Henry. "I don't really know about his toe," Henry said. "I'm just practicing trying to get better."

After averaging 3.8 touches in the previous four games, Henry turned 20 touches into 97 total yards and a touchdown last week with Murray in and out of the lineup with a toe injury. We're monitoring Murray's injury this week. It doesn't appear to be serious, but the Titans are likely to reduce his workload in an effort to get him healthy.

An MRI on DeMarco Murray’s injured toe didn’t show anything overly concerning, Titans coach Mike Mularkey said Monday, but the star running back could be limited this week in practice.

“DeMarco, we’re just going to monitor him,” Mularkey said. When asked if the test results were favorable, he said “for the most part, yeah,” but he expects to have a greater understanding of Murray’s health when the team practices Wednesday.

“I’m not going to rush him back,” Mularkey said.

Related players: Derrick Henry

Murray injured the toe on a run toward the end of the first half of a victory against the Jaguars on Thursday night at Nissan Stadium, and walked into the locker room early. He returned for the Titans’ first drive of the second half and played into the fourth quarter, finishing with his fourth 100-yard rushing performance in the last six games. Rookie Derrick Henry rushed for a career high 60 yards on 16 carries and scored his first touchdown against the Jaguars, splitting carries with Murray throughout the game.

DeMarco Murray will get an MRI on his toe, but HC Mike Mularkey said that he doesn't think it's serious.

Related players: Derrick Henry

This injury scare serves as a reminder of why Derrick Henry is one of the best attrition plays in the league. It doesn't sound like Murray's injury is serious.

On the topic of the Titans' running backs, DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry:

“When DeMarco needs a blow, then it will be Derrick,” HC Mike Mularkey said. “If I feel like we need a change of pace, I’ll put in a change of pace. But right now, there’s no set (rotation). … They’re going to both get opportunities, that’s for sure.”

And don’t expect a specific third-down back, the kind of role Dexter McCluster often played in the past. Murray and Henry are both capable pass-catchers and pass-protectors.

“It’s going to be the rotation as we’re going,” Mularkey said. “It won’t be like it’s designed he’s going in because it’s third down.”

Henry wasn't used much in the passing game at Alabama, but he has shown well enough in the preseason to earn the trust of the coaching staff. The release of McCluster opened up a lot of playing time for both Murray and Henry.

Mike Mularkey said Titans will find ways to get Derrick Henry on the field, even though DeMarco Murray is still the starter.

Both players have looked good in the preseason. The Titans drafted Henry with the intention of using him as a rookie, so we're expecting a fairly run-heavy game plan, at least until the Titans fall behind. Henry has a lot of upside as an attrition play if anything were to happen to Murray.

There was little doubt about Derrick Henry's power coming out of Alabama, as the 6-foot-3, 247-pound running back repeatedly barreled through defenders last season en route to piling up 2,219 yards and winning the Heisman Trophy.

But was he elusive?

That was one of the few questions asked about Henry after the Titans selected him in the second round of the draft.

In the Titans’ 27-10 preseason win over the Chargers on Saturday night, Henry showed that he wasn’t only about running North-South, but that he also had the ability — and the footwork — necessary to elude defenders.

“He made a lot of those — a lot of those runs,” Titans coach Mike Mularkey said. “It was nice to see he had the ability to jump-cut and make things happen outside and really outrun defenders.

Henry wound up rushing 10 times for 74 yards and a touchdown. Much of that yardage — perhaps all of it — came against San Diego’s second-team defense, but that didn’t concern Mularkey, the story said. Henry seems like the option to own behind DeMarco Murray, but Henry currently has an ADP of the ninth round which isn't a cheap price to pay.

Derrick Henry really made his mark when the Titans scrimmage started. He was one of the offense’s biggest stars on Monday night, displaying the same bruising running style and nifty moves he did while leading Alabama to another national championship.

Henry got plenty of work last night behind running back DeMarco Murray.

“He’s a stud. He’s a stud,’’ Titans linebacker Brian Orakpo said of Henry. “He’s definitely going to continue to get better. He has a few things to work on as far as keeping his pads down low when he gets down to the goal-line and things like that, but overall the guy is going to be a stud in this league."

Murray is no sure thing fantasy-wise after the Titans traded for him from the Eagles after an unimpressive year in 2015. Murray was coming off a 392-carry season in 2014 with the Cowboys and some speculated he may not be the same after that large of a workload. Chip Kelly's system didn't really fit Murray's running style and that's what the Titans are banking on in 2016. However, Henry is next in line if Murray does show signs of slowing down.

Titans rookie running back Derrick Henry tossed nose tackle Al Woods while breaking into the secondary on run during training camp Thursday, the team’s fifth day of practice and third in pads.

But he’s slow to get going each day at practice. The Titans open each day with stretching and a period called “tempo,” a physical session designed to get the players competing at a high level.

“I will say this about Derrick: I don't think he's a fast starter,” Mularkey said. “I've got to talk to him about that tempo period because we've got a bunch of guys up front that are creating things for him and he's not hitting it like I'd like to see him hit it.

“Later in the practice—I hope that's not the case in games. We need him to be full-strength. As soon as we call his number, he needs to hit things better.”

The Heisman winner from Alabama has size, speed, strength and has shown surprisingly excellent pass-catching ability. He said he wants to emulate teammate DeMarco Murray's work ethic. The slow starts are likely some thing that will prove. The Titans made the curious decision of drafting Henry after trading for Murray, but the rookie could make some noise if Murray breaks down during (or before) the season. His 9th-round ADP makes him one of the most expensive attrition plays this year.

His rookie season was a frustrating one in many respects, but by the end of it, David Cobb thought he might have a decent shot at being the Titans’ starting running back in 2015.

After all, Cobb carried 19 times for 73 yards in the Titans’ regular-season ending loss to Indianapolis.

A few months later, everything changed for Cobb, however, when the Titans traded for DeMarco Murray and drafted Derrick Henry.

All of a sudden, Cobb finds himself in a battle for the third running back position, along with Antonio Andrews, Bishop Sankey and others, the story said. Cobb is finally healthy and may be able to show what he can do to win a roster spot. It's also fair to wonder what Murray may have left after not showing much last season with Eagles.