The Jacksonville Jaguars confirmed that their starting quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, will be out for the upcoming game against the Carolina Panthers. The Jags will turn to backup C.J. Beathard to start under center on Sunday.

This will be the first time that Lawrence has missed a game since entering the league as a No. 1 overall pick in 2021. His streak of 49 consecutive starts was the second longest in the league behind Josh Allen’s 94 games.

Lawrence is dealing with a shoulder injury he sustained in a 30-12 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. The 24-year-old player didn’t practice throughout the week but is expected to recover in time for the season finale against the Tennessee Titans.

Beathard played in six games this season, completing 23 out of 29 pass attempts and throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown. The veteran has a 2-10 record as a starter, with all of his starts coming during his time with the San Francisco 49ers between 2017 and 2020.

The Jags enter the Panthers game looking to end their four-game losing streak. They currently sit at the top of the AFC South at 8-7, the same record as their divisional rivals, Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are planning to play quarterback Trevor Lawrence in Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, sources confirmed late Saturday. Still, the quarterback will need to be evaluated during pregame warmups in order to confirm his eligibility.

Lawrence incurred a high ankle sprain six days ago during the Jags’ 31-34 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.  Jaguars coach Doug Pederson provided an update on Lawrence’s status on Friday, stating that the quarterback was “feeling good” and had “moved around a little bit” at Thursday’s practice session.

While this injury usually sidelines players for weeks, Lawrence will hope to continue his streak of never missing a game due to injury throughout his high school, college, and NFL career.

While Lawrence remains officially listed as questionable for the Browns game, backup quarterback C.J. Beathard is prepared to start should the first-choice quarterback show any signs of ineligibility during the pre-game warmups.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is set to undergo additional testing to determine the extent of the right ankle injury he suffered during Monday night’s 34-31 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Lawrence was injured during the fourth quarter when left tackle Walker Little was pushed back and he stepped on Lawrence’s ankle. After initially trying to get back up, the quarterback fell back to his knees.

Lawrence was subsequently assisted off the field by the Jags’ medical team and taken to the team’s locker room and X-ray area. Jags coach Doug Pederson was unable to provide an update on Lawrence’s status after the game, with the player requiring additional testing in order to determine the severity of his injury.

Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard is ready to fill in for Lawrence should he be unavailable. “We’ll see where Trevor’s at first, but we’ve got 100% confidence in C.J,” Pederson declared. “He’s a veteran player. He’s played a lot of football, and if he happens to be the guy, then we’ll get behind him and support him.”

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The knee injury that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered in the final minutes of a 37-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday doesn’t seem to be a serious one. The player himself confirmed this in a chat with reporters after the game, saying that he “feels pretty good”.

Lawrence got hurt after being tackled by Colts defensive end Samson Ebukam during a scramble play. The 24-year-old player was seen holding his knee before making his way to the sidelines. He didn’t return for the Jags’ final possession.

Lawrence said he only bruised his knee, although he is expected to undergo further testing just in case. However, he couldn’t confirm that he would be ready to go for the Thursday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints.

“Walking around all right. I can’t really say much now but want to make sure everything’s checked out before [the game against the Saints]…It’s a little bit bruised, too, so just trying to kind of sort through what it is now,” said Lawrence.

Trevor Lawrence has been playing well for the AFC South-leading Jags in 2023. He is completing a career-high 67.1% of his passes and has thrown for 1,439, seven touchdowns, and three interceptions in the first six games of the season.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars extended their losing streak to 19 games after getting beat by the Cincinnati Bengals in a Thursday Night Football clash. The Bengals snatched a 24-21 win thanks to  Evan McPherson’s late 35-yard field goal.

The Jags were the better team in the first half, scoring two touchdowns while shutting down the Bengals’ offense. Jacksonville got a chance to make it 21-0 late in the second quarter but ended up failing to convert 4th&Goal on Cincinnati’s 1-yard line.

The Bengals bounced back in the second half and made the score even in their first two possessions. The Jags’ running back James Robinson then scored his second touchdown of the night to give his team the lead once again.

Cincinnati’s offense immediately responded with a touchdown of their own before the defense came through once again and stopped Jacksonville’s drive.

The Bengals got the ball at their own 10-yard line after the Jags’ punted and managed to go 73 yards down the field in order to set up an easy FG attempt for McPherson with four seconds left on the clock. The spotlight wasn’t too bright for the rookie kicker, who was good on the kick and gave his team the third win of the season.

Cincinnati was led by second-year quarterback Joe Burrow, who threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Joe Mixon added one rushing touchdown while running for 67 yards.

Rookie QB Trevor Lawrence had a solid game for the Jags, completing 17 out of 24 passes attempted for 204 yards. On top of his two TD runs, Robinson rushed for a total of 78 yards.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach Urban Meyer chose Trevor Lawrence, the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, as the team’s starting quarterback for the 2021 NFL season. Lawrence edged out last year’s starter Gardner Minshew to get the job. 

The news, which was confirmed on Jags’ social media, comes days after Meyer said that he is still undecided about who will start in Week 1 against Houston Texans. At the time, Meyer insisted that the competition between Lawrence and Minshew is ongoing and that the job is there for the taking.

Still, it was always unlikely that Meyer will opt for anyone else besides Lawrence, especially as the gap between him and Minshew was clear to everyone during the preseason games.

Lawrence had some ups and downs during his preseason action. The Clemson product completed 20 passes out of 32 attempts in two games while throwing for 184 yards. He failed to score any touchdowns, but it is worth saying that the Jags offense wasn’t at its best overall.

Minshew, on the other hand, was 17-for-29 for 196 yards and two interceptions.

Third-string QB C.J. Beathard had the best preseason out of all signal-callers on the Jags’ roster, throwing three touchdown passes while completing 22 of 30 passes for 223 yards and zero interceptions.

“It was good. We talked about our QB room,” said Lawrence when asked how he feels about being the team’s starting QB. “We have a great group, so I’m really excited for the opportunity.”

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To the surprise of no one, Clemson’s star quarterback Trevor Lawrence is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft after three spectacular seasons and one national championship with the program.

NFL executives have had their eye on Lawerence since he was in high school. His talent was confirmed in his first season at Clemson when he threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns as a true freshman to defeat Alabama and win the National Championship.

Lawrence made his announcement that he was leaving Clemson, despite having one more year of eligibility, with an emotional video message posted on Twitter:

There aren’t many players that come out of college viewed as perfect prospects, especially at the quarterback position, but Lawrence is one of them. Most believe that Lawrence is the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 2012. Others believe he is the best since the Colts drafted future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning in 1998.

Lawrence is expected to land with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have the first pick in the draft and need a savior to lift the franchise up after finishing the season with a miserable 1-15 record while starting three different quarterbacks over the course of a 15-game losing streak.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are starting over completely in 2021.

Not only are they looking for a new general manager after firing Dave Caldwell earlier in the season, but the Jags are also looking for a new head coach. This is after they announced that they have fired Doug Marrone earlier this week.

The Jaguars finished the season with just one win, which might have earned them the first pick in the NFL draft but inevitably lost Marrone his job.

The good news for the Jaguars is that both the general manager and head coaching job are going to be very attractive. Jacksonville not only has the first pick in the draft, but they also have a lot more draft capital to add to that and a lot of salary cap money to spend.

The Jaguars are expected to take Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first overall pick, who many experts consider to be the best quarterback prospect of the decade.

Marrone took over as head coach of the Jaguars when Gus Bradley was fired in 2016. In 2017, he led the team to a 10-6 record and an appearance in the AFC Championship game.

Unfortunately, the Jaguars couldn’t sustain that success, losing a majority of their best players from the 2017 roster and going 12-36 over the next three seasons with Marrone at the helm.

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With yet another loss on Sunday paired with a New York Jets win, the Jacksonville Jaguars have officially secured the first pick in the 2021 NFL draft.

This means that the Jaguars will almost certainly be drafting Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who many experts see as the best quarterback prospect of the decade.

The Jaguars won their first game of the 2020 season and haven’t won one since. The early favorites to secure the pick were the Jets, who lost their first 13 games but have now won two straight games, defeating the Cleveland Browns 23-16 this Sunday.

If the Jaguars win their last game and the Jets lose theirs, both teams will finish the season with a 2-14 record. However, the Jaguars will own the strength-of-schedule tie-breaker, which is why it is now certain that they are officially owners of the first pick.

This will be the first time in the 26-year history of the franchise that Jacksonville will have the first pick in the draft. If the Jaguars lose in Week 17, they will also secure their worst record in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 2-14 in 2012.

The consensus No. 1 pick, Trevor Lawrence, is a true junior who has yet to officially declare for the NFL Draft.

However, most expect Lawrence to skip his final year at Clemson to join the NFL. In three years at Clemson, Lawrence has thrown for 88 touchdowns and only 16 interceptions. He is also a front runner to win the Heisman trophy this year.

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The New York Jets finally earned their first win of the season in Week 15 after starting the 2020 NFL season with 13 straight losses.

They surprised the playoff-caliber Los Angeles Rams, who looked sluggish all day, beating them 23-20.

Before Sunday, the Jets were sitting pretty to lock up the first pick in the 2021 draft, but now it’s no longer a certainty.

The Jacksonville Jaguars also have only one win, but due to their strength of schedule, Jacksonville would have the top pick if both teams end up losing the rest of their games.

The prize, presumably, for the team that gets the first pick, is Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawerence. Many view Lawrence as a generational talent and the best prospect at quarterback since the Indianapolis Colts drafted Andrew Luck in 2012.

It’ll be interesting to see what the Jets do in the draft if they do end up with the second pick. They could take another quarterback, Ohio State’s Justin Fields, for example.

But if they still believe in their quarterback Sam Darnold, who is still only 23 years old, the Jets could decide to build around him.

They could trade the second pick to another quarterback-needy team and gain valuable draft assets, or use the pick to get another generational talent, like Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell, who many believe is one of the best offensive linemen to come out of college in years.

The Jets will face the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots to end the season, while the Jaguars have the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts left on their schedule. As it stands, that number one pick is still up for grabs.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars confirmed that their starting quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, will be out for the upcoming game against the Carolina Panthers. The Jags will turn to backup C.J. Beathard to start under center on Sunday.

This will be the first time that Lawrence has missed a game since entering the league as a No. 1 overall pick in 2021. His streak of 49 consecutive starts was the second longest in the league behind Josh Allen’s 94 games.

Lawrence is dealing with a shoulder injury he sustained in a 30-12 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. The 24-year-old player didn’t practice throughout the week but is expected to recover in time for the season finale against the Tennessee Titans.

Beathard played in six games this season, completing 23 out of 29 pass attempts and throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown. The veteran has a 2-10 record as a starter, with all of his starts coming during his time with the San Francisco 49ers between 2017 and 2020.

The Jags enter the Panthers game looking to end their four-game losing streak. They currently sit at the top of the AFC South at 8-7, the same record as their divisional rivals, Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are planning to play quarterback Trevor Lawrence in Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, sources confirmed late Saturday. Still, the quarterback will need to be evaluated during pregame warmups in order to confirm his eligibility.

Lawrence incurred a high ankle sprain six days ago during the Jags’ 31-34 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.  Jaguars coach Doug Pederson provided an update on Lawrence’s status on Friday, stating that the quarterback was “feeling good” and had “moved around a little bit” at Thursday’s practice session.

While this injury usually sidelines players for weeks, Lawrence will hope to continue his streak of never missing a game due to injury throughout his high school, college, and NFL career.

While Lawrence remains officially listed as questionable for the Browns game, backup quarterback C.J. Beathard is prepared to start should the first-choice quarterback show any signs of ineligibility during the pre-game warmups.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is set to undergo additional testing to determine the extent of the right ankle injury he suffered during Monday night’s 34-31 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Lawrence was injured during the fourth quarter when left tackle Walker Little was pushed back and he stepped on Lawrence’s ankle. After initially trying to get back up, the quarterback fell back to his knees.

Lawrence was subsequently assisted off the field by the Jags’ medical team and taken to the team’s locker room and X-ray area. Jags coach Doug Pederson was unable to provide an update on Lawrence’s status after the game, with the player requiring additional testing in order to determine the severity of his injury.

Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard is ready to fill in for Lawrence should he be unavailable. “We’ll see where Trevor’s at first, but we’ve got 100% confidence in C.J,” Pederson declared. “He’s a veteran player. He’s played a lot of football, and if he happens to be the guy, then we’ll get behind him and support him.”

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The knee injury that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered in the final minutes of a 37-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday doesn’t seem to be a serious one. The player himself confirmed this in a chat with reporters after the game, saying that he “feels pretty good”.

Lawrence got hurt after being tackled by Colts defensive end Samson Ebukam during a scramble play. The 24-year-old player was seen holding his knee before making his way to the sidelines. He didn’t return for the Jags’ final possession.

Lawrence said he only bruised his knee, although he is expected to undergo further testing just in case. However, he couldn’t confirm that he would be ready to go for the Thursday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints.

“Walking around all right. I can’t really say much now but want to make sure everything’s checked out before [the game against the Saints]…It’s a little bit bruised, too, so just trying to kind of sort through what it is now,” said Lawrence.

Trevor Lawrence has been playing well for the AFC South-leading Jags in 2023. He is completing a career-high 67.1% of his passes and has thrown for 1,439, seven touchdowns, and three interceptions in the first six games of the season.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars extended their losing streak to 19 games after getting beat by the Cincinnati Bengals in a Thursday Night Football clash. The Bengals snatched a 24-21 win thanks to  Evan McPherson’s late 35-yard field goal.

The Jags were the better team in the first half, scoring two touchdowns while shutting down the Bengals’ offense. Jacksonville got a chance to make it 21-0 late in the second quarter but ended up failing to convert 4th&Goal on Cincinnati’s 1-yard line.

The Bengals bounced back in the second half and made the score even in their first two possessions. The Jags’ running back James Robinson then scored his second touchdown of the night to give his team the lead once again.

Cincinnati’s offense immediately responded with a touchdown of their own before the defense came through once again and stopped Jacksonville’s drive.

The Bengals got the ball at their own 10-yard line after the Jags’ punted and managed to go 73 yards down the field in order to set up an easy FG attempt for McPherson with four seconds left on the clock. The spotlight wasn’t too bright for the rookie kicker, who was good on the kick and gave his team the third win of the season.

Cincinnati was led by second-year quarterback Joe Burrow, who threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Joe Mixon added one rushing touchdown while running for 67 yards.

Rookie QB Trevor Lawrence had a solid game for the Jags, completing 17 out of 24 passes attempted for 204 yards. On top of his two TD runs, Robinson rushed for a total of 78 yards.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach Urban Meyer chose Trevor Lawrence, the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, as the team’s starting quarterback for the 2021 NFL season. Lawrence edged out last year’s starter Gardner Minshew to get the job. 

The news, which was confirmed on Jags’ social media, comes days after Meyer said that he is still undecided about who will start in Week 1 against Houston Texans. At the time, Meyer insisted that the competition between Lawrence and Minshew is ongoing and that the job is there for the taking.

Still, it was always unlikely that Meyer will opt for anyone else besides Lawrence, especially as the gap between him and Minshew was clear to everyone during the preseason games.

Lawrence had some ups and downs during his preseason action. The Clemson product completed 20 passes out of 32 attempts in two games while throwing for 184 yards. He failed to score any touchdowns, but it is worth saying that the Jags offense wasn’t at its best overall.

Minshew, on the other hand, was 17-for-29 for 196 yards and two interceptions.

Third-string QB C.J. Beathard had the best preseason out of all signal-callers on the Jags’ roster, throwing three touchdown passes while completing 22 of 30 passes for 223 yards and zero interceptions.

“It was good. We talked about our QB room,” said Lawrence when asked how he feels about being the team’s starting QB. “We have a great group, so I’m really excited for the opportunity.”

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To the surprise of no one, Clemson’s star quarterback Trevor Lawrence is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft after three spectacular seasons and one national championship with the program.

NFL executives have had their eye on Lawerence since he was in high school. His talent was confirmed in his first season at Clemson when he threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns as a true freshman to defeat Alabama and win the National Championship.

Lawrence made his announcement that he was leaving Clemson, despite having one more year of eligibility, with an emotional video message posted on Twitter:

There aren’t many players that come out of college viewed as perfect prospects, especially at the quarterback position, but Lawrence is one of them. Most believe that Lawrence is the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 2012. Others believe he is the best since the Colts drafted future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning in 1998.

Lawrence is expected to land with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have the first pick in the draft and need a savior to lift the franchise up after finishing the season with a miserable 1-15 record while starting three different quarterbacks over the course of a 15-game losing streak.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are starting over completely in 2021.

Not only are they looking for a new general manager after firing Dave Caldwell earlier in the season, but the Jags are also looking for a new head coach. This is after they announced that they have fired Doug Marrone earlier this week.

The Jaguars finished the season with just one win, which might have earned them the first pick in the NFL draft but inevitably lost Marrone his job.

The good news for the Jaguars is that both the general manager and head coaching job are going to be very attractive. Jacksonville not only has the first pick in the draft, but they also have a lot more draft capital to add to that and a lot of salary cap money to spend.

The Jaguars are expected to take Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first overall pick, who many experts consider to be the best quarterback prospect of the decade.

Marrone took over as head coach of the Jaguars when Gus Bradley was fired in 2016. In 2017, he led the team to a 10-6 record and an appearance in the AFC Championship game.

Unfortunately, the Jaguars couldn’t sustain that success, losing a majority of their best players from the 2017 roster and going 12-36 over the next three seasons with Marrone at the helm.

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With yet another loss on Sunday paired with a New York Jets win, the Jacksonville Jaguars have officially secured the first pick in the 2021 NFL draft.

This means that the Jaguars will almost certainly be drafting Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who many experts see as the best quarterback prospect of the decade.

The Jaguars won their first game of the 2020 season and haven’t won one since. The early favorites to secure the pick were the Jets, who lost their first 13 games but have now won two straight games, defeating the Cleveland Browns 23-16 this Sunday.

If the Jaguars win their last game and the Jets lose theirs, both teams will finish the season with a 2-14 record. However, the Jaguars will own the strength-of-schedule tie-breaker, which is why it is now certain that they are officially owners of the first pick.

This will be the first time in the 26-year history of the franchise that Jacksonville will have the first pick in the draft. If the Jaguars lose in Week 17, they will also secure their worst record in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 2-14 in 2012.

The consensus No. 1 pick, Trevor Lawrence, is a true junior who has yet to officially declare for the NFL Draft.

However, most expect Lawrence to skip his final year at Clemson to join the NFL. In three years at Clemson, Lawrence has thrown for 88 touchdowns and only 16 interceptions. He is also a front runner to win the Heisman trophy this year.

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The New York Jets finally earned their first win of the season in Week 15 after starting the 2020 NFL season with 13 straight losses.

They surprised the playoff-caliber Los Angeles Rams, who looked sluggish all day, beating them 23-20.

Before Sunday, the Jets were sitting pretty to lock up the first pick in the 2021 draft, but now it’s no longer a certainty.

The Jacksonville Jaguars also have only one win, but due to their strength of schedule, Jacksonville would have the top pick if both teams end up losing the rest of their games.

The prize, presumably, for the team that gets the first pick, is Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawerence. Many view Lawrence as a generational talent and the best prospect at quarterback since the Indianapolis Colts drafted Andrew Luck in 2012.

It’ll be interesting to see what the Jets do in the draft if they do end up with the second pick. They could take another quarterback, Ohio State’s Justin Fields, for example.

But if they still believe in their quarterback Sam Darnold, who is still only 23 years old, the Jets could decide to build around him.

They could trade the second pick to another quarterback-needy team and gain valuable draft assets, or use the pick to get another generational talent, like Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell, who many believe is one of the best offensive linemen to come out of college in years.

The Jets will face the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots to end the season, while the Jaguars have the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts left on their schedule. As it stands, that number one pick is still up for grabs.

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