JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It doesn’t seem that Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will play towards the Vikings on Sunday due to his left shoulder damage, coach Doug Pederson stated Friday morning.
“It’s trending towards [Lawrence] not taking part in,” Pederson stated.
Mac Jones, whom the Jaguars acquired through commerce in March, will begin towards the Vikings if Lawrence is out. C.J. Beathard, whom the Jaguars signed off the Miami Dolphins’ observe squad Wednesday, could be Jones’ backup.
This may be simply the second sport that Lawrence has missed because the Jaguars drafted him first total in 2021. He didn’t play towards the Carolina Panthers in Week 17 final season due to an damage to his proper, throwing shoulder.
Lawrence was injured within the first half of Sunday’s 28-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles when he was hit whereas diving headfirst on a run. He did not miss a snap towards the Eagles and had the Jaguars in place to attain a go-ahead landing however was intercepted by linebacker Nakobe Dean ultimately zone with 1:40 remaining.
Lawrence was restricted in observe all week.
On his weekly radio present Thursday, Pederson hinted that Lawrence wasn’t prone to play towards the Vikings due to what occurred final season when the quarterback battled via a concussion and ankle and shoulder accidents over the ultimate six video games and wasn’t capable of absolutely observe.
“What I realized final 12 months is that if we all know early within the week that he is not going to play, do not play him,” Pederson stated. “Let him get wholesome, let him heal as a result of he cannot miss these reps in observe. He is obtained to remain on monitor. He cannot miss essentially a Wednesday, Thursday, perhaps even a Friday, a restricted Friday, and anticipate from the quarterback place to play.”
Lawrence has thrown for two,004 yards with 11 touchdowns and 6 interceptions this season. He has accomplished 61.3% of his passes, which is the second-lowest completion proportion of his profession.
He has thrown for 13,774 yards with 69 touchdowns and 45 interceptions in 59 video games with the Jaguars. He leads the NFL in whole turnovers since he entered the league (67), although he has been considerably higher this season with solely seven.
This may be Jones’ first begin since Week 12 of 2023, when he accomplished 12 of 21 passes for 89 yards with two interceptions within the New England Patriots’ 10-7 loss to the New York Giants. He was benched for the Patriots’ ultimate six video games, they usually despatched him to Jacksonville for a sixth-round decide within the 2024 draft.
Jones has appeared in two video games this season, finishing 6 of 9 passes for 28 yards and getting sacked twice.
The Patriots drafted Jones fifteenth in 2021 — when Lawrence was the primary decide — and he has accomplished 66.1% of his passes for 8,946 yards with 46 touchdowns and 36 interceptions in 42 begins. He had an 18-24 report in New England and led the group to the playoffs, and in his rookie season he made the Professional Bowl.
