Jaguars place Trevor Lawrence on injured reserve due to concussion, likely ending QB’s 2024 season

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The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed quarterback Trevor Lawrence on injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. This comes after Lawrence was carted off of the field during Sunday’s Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans after sustaining a hard hit from linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair and was later diagnosed with a concussion. 

Given Jacksonville’s 2-10 record and there being just five games left on the season, it would appear that Lawrence’s season could be over. Now that he’s on injured reserve, he is required to miss four games, which would leave the season finale against the Colts in Indianapolis as the only contest he’d technically be eligible to play in. That said, the team could view putting him on the shelf for the rest of the year as the more practical approach, even if he would be cleared for that game. 

Lawrence took the hit by Al-Shaair while sliding after a 6-yard gain during the second quarter….


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Author : Tyler Sullivan

Publish date : 2024-12-04 21:35:00

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