NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair and running back Eddie George missed practice on Wednesday because of injuries.

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McNair watched practice with a towel around his sore neck and shoulders. George, who met team doctors at a local emergency room Sunday night with pain in his left foot, didn't even come outside.

"The swelling is causing the discomfort,'' coach Jeff Fisher said. "It doesn't make any sense to have him on the field standing. We kept him inside with the foot elevated, and we treated him through practice.''

Neither McNair nor George were available to comment after practice. George's foot is so sore that he has been wearing a walking boot and using crutches. Fisher could not comment on when George will practice this week, and the Titans (1-1) listed the running back as questionable for Sunday's game in Nashville with the Cleveland Browns (1-1).

"He's still having some difficulty walking today. If he can walk and run tomorrow (he'll practice). If he can't, we'll wait until Friday,'' Fisher said.

Fisher said the problem is swelling in the muscle on the bottom of George's foot, which is irritating a nerve. George apparently has had this problem a couple times before, but Fisher said the discomfort had eased quickly until now. The Titans believe the problem will end once the swelling eases.

"Once we get the swelling out of it, it'll be over, a done issue,'' Fisher said. "It's not something that has the potential to hurt farther or lose playing time down the line.''

The injury could endanger George's streak of consecutive starts, which reached 98 games last weekend and is the best for a running back ever from the start of a career. Only Walter Payton (170) and Ricky Watters (114) rank ahead of George for most consecutive starts.

The Titans also have end Jevon Kearse (broken foot) and running back Robert Holcombe (broken hip) out for at least the next four weeks. Watching drills Wednesday were starting linebacker Randall Godfrey (ankle), reserve tight ends Erron Kinney (ankle) and Shad Meier (dislocated shoulder) and starting cornerback Andre Dyson (strained hamstring).