Calvin Ridley Injury Update: When Will WR Be Back and Return to Titans?

To say Calvin Ridley has had a rough 2025, would be a grand understatement. Injuries have hit the 30-year-old WR hard as he’s only been able to play in seven games this season due to two separate issues. Below, we will deliver a Ridley injury update and look at when he will return to the Titans.

⏳ When will Calvin Ridley return and be back with the Titans?

Ridley missed three games prior the Titans’ Week 10 bye due to a hamstring injury. He returned for Tennessee’s Week 11 game against the Texans, but was once again injured. 

On the Titans’ first offensive play of the game, Ridley caught a 13-yard pass from Cam Ward. Houston’s Calen Bullock and Azeez Al-Shaair tackled Ridley on the play, and Ridley suffered a broken fibula. 

The broken fibula will cause Ridley to miss the rest of the 2025-26 season.

🕞 How long will Calvin Ridley be out for?

It typically takes 4-6 months for an athlete to recover from a broken fibula. Even if Ridley was on the short end of that timeline, four months from when Ridley was injured would be mid-March - when the NFL will be in its off-season.

The good news is that Ridley should be a full-go for training camp next season, and likely even minicamps in June 2026.

There is a wide-range of recovery for fibula fractures, due to the fact that there are different types of fibula fractures.

Non-displaced fractures can heal simply by wearing a cast. Others may require surgery.

One of the quickest fibula fracture recoveries we’ve seen is in regard to Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco. Pacheco suffered a broken fibula in Week 2 of the 2024 season, and returned in Week 13 of the same season. It was just 75 days in between when he was injured, and when he returned.

🏈 Calvin Ridley fantasy football impact

Ridley is still owned in 30 percent of Yahoo! fantasy football leagues despite the season-ending injury. This is obviously due to keeper considerations.

When healthy, Ridley is a threat to post a 1,000-plus yard receiving season. He accomplished the feat in 2020, 2023, and 2024. The former Alabama star will finish this season with just 17 catches for 303 yards.

Ridley was going in Round 4, 5, or 6 in most 12-team, PPR fantasy football drafts this past summer.

⚔️ Titans betting odds

The Titans are off the board when it comes to Super Bowl odds as they currently own a 1-11 record.

One market that Titans fans will be monitoring moving forward, however, is NFL Draft odds. Tennessee likely won’t be looking to draft another quarterback, as Ward looks to be their man moving forward. So, the top non-QBs on the Number 1 pick odds board are Miami defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. (+360), and Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (+900).

You can also still bet on Titans win totals. Over 1.5 wins is set at -400 at the best NFL betting sites, while Under 1.5 wins is set at +310.