Jaguars Quarterback Gardner Minshew Dealing with Thumb Injury

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew in 2019. Photo by Andrew Fosker/BPI/Shutterstock (10461672ap)

The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t sure which quarterback they are going to start with in their next game.

Reports from the team claim that current starter Gardner Minshew is dealing with a fairly serious injury of the thumb on his throwing hand and that he might not be able to play in the team’s next matchup against the Houston Texans.

Minshew reportedly has both a strained ligament and multiple fractures in his right thumb. The Jaguars have a bye week coming up, but the team isn’t certain that Minshew’s thumb will be able to heal up by Week 9 either.

The second-year quarterback has reportedly been dealing with the injury for several weeks, and it was clear in the Jaguars’ last two games against the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers that Minshew’s accuracy was a bit off.

The Jaguars’ second-string option is Mike Glennon, a career backup quarterback who is already on his fifth team.

Minshew obviously wants to keep playing since the 2020 season is basically his audition to keep the starting job, considering the fact that the Jaguars are probably going to have a top pick in next year’s draft and will spend it on a quarterback if they don’t think Minshew is the long-term answer.