Quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been by way of sufficient this season, so the Jacksonville Jaguars are giving him the break he deserves.
On Wednesday, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Lawrence is slated to bear surgical procedure on the AC joint in his left shoulder “within the coming weeks.” Rapoport added the Jaguars will shut him down for the remainder of the season.
Jacksonville already placed Lawrence on injured reserve after he suffered a concussion in a 23-20 Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans.
The Jaguars (2-10) have been eradicated from playoff rivalry. Persevering with to place Lawrence in danger would make no sense for Jacksonville, particularly after he signed a five-year, $275M contract extension this offseason.
The 25-year-old’s well being was a priority earlier than the season began. Per ESPN’s Michael DiRocco, the concussion was the sixth damage the 2021 No. 1 general choose has suffered since Week 6 of the 2023 season. Throughout this span, he has had one other concussion, two shoulder accidents, a knee situation and an ankle downside.
He is tried to play by way of the ache over the previous two seasons, lacking simply three video games. Maybe that explains why the previous Professional Bowler’s play has declined in 2024.
In 10 begins, Lawrence is 2-8, finishing 60.6% of his passes for two,045 yards, 11 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. He additionally has posted a below-average 85.2 passer ranking, the second-lowest mark of his four-year profession.
Backup QB Mac Jones — the fifteenth general choose of the 2021 NFL Draft — will seemingly exchange Lawrence. He stuffed in for him earlier this season, going 0-2 and throwing three interceptions and no TD passes in two starts.
Whereas Jacksonville will seemingly proceed to flounder with out Lawrence, the franchise is making the precise transfer. The QB wants extra time to get wholesome.
