Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) walks on the sideline through the fourth quarter of an NFL soccer matchup Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Vikings defeated the Jaguars 12-7. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is again after lacking two video games with a left shoulder damage.
Head coach Doug Pederson confirmed Friday that Lawrence would be the QB1 Sunday when Jacksonville welcomes the Houston Texans. Lawrence cleared exams this week with apply exercises that started Monday following the crew’s bye final week.
Lawrence described his bodily standing as “feeling higher” however earlier within the week stated surgical procedure stays an choice in some unspecified time in the future.
The Jaguars (2-9) host the AFC South-leading Texans (7-5) at EverBank Stadium in a rematch of Jacksonville’s Week 4 loss at Houston.
“That is what I need. I wish to be again on the sphere taking part in with my teammates and that is the plan,” Lawrence stated Wednesday.
Lawrence, 25, stated a shoulder operation is “undoubtedly one thing I am contemplating and never off the desk in any respect.”
“It has been fairly a troublesome factor to gauge what’s the very best path ahead,” he stated. “Hopefully, I will get again on the market this week or as quickly as potential, then it’ll be simply each week type of evaluating it, seeing the place it is at. Up till this level, I have been doing every little thing I can to keep away from that. I wish to be again on the market with my guys and end the season. That is my purpose. That is what I wish to do. Past that, I do not know.”
Lawrence was damage within the Jaguars’ Week 9 loss at Philadelphia. Mac Jones led the offense in his absence.
Jacksonville returned from a bye final week and Lawrence was in a position to apply on Monday, however stated he felt the clear good thing about relaxation through the downtime.
He has accomplished 168 of 274 passes for two,004 yards and 11 touchdowns with six interceptions this season.
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