Titans left tackle has arthroscopic surgery

The 12-year veteran hurt his knee near the end of practice Monday afternoon. He tried to walk off the injury, but then left the field with a team doctor. Hopkins had been wearing a brace on the same knee after a procedure last year.

Fisher said a torn flap was found in the knee’s cartilage during an MRI.

“Everything went good,” Fisher said.

Hopkins was notified last week that he will be suspended by the NFL for the season opener Sept. 11 at Pittsburgh for an incident involving his wife. Hopkins pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife, Ellen, when he grabbed her neck March 14 because she wouldn’t stop talking on a cell phone.

“I’m not counting on him missing any time past Pittsburgh,” Fisher said.

Rookie Michael Roos will fill in for Hopkins at left tackle for the Titans’ two remaining exhibitions, and likely the opener at Pittsburgh.

Todd Williams and Jacob Bell will have the chance to start at right tackle.