Trevor Lawrence: Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback hopeful of playing against Cleveland Browns after ankle sprain | NFL News

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered a excessive ankle sprain in Monday evening’s 34-31 additional time loss to the Cincinnati Bengals; Lawrence says he stays ‘hopeful’ of taking part in towards the Cleveland Browns on Sunday

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence confirmed his frustration after struggling an harm towards the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence says he feels “loads higher” than he thought he would two days after sustaining a excessive ankle sprain and is making progress in direction of “hopefully taking part in” towards the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Lawrence sat out apply Wednesday however would not rule out taking part in at Cleveland (7-5), a matchup that might assist resolve the AFC wild-card race or postseason seeding down the stretch.

“I am grateful that it wasn’t a worse harm than what I sort of thought it was on the sphere,” Lawrence stated.

Lawrence injured his proper ankle when left sort out Walker Little stepped on him whereas getting powered backward late in Monday evening’s 34-31 additional time loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. X-rays had been unfavourable, however Lawrence was identified with a excessive ankle sprain that might take weeks to completely heal.

Quarterbacks have performed via related accidents earlier than; most just lately Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes performed final season’s AFC championship recreation and the Tremendous Bowl with a excessive ankle sprain.

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Highlights of the Cincinnati Bengals’ conflict with the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13 of the NFL season.

However the Jaguars (8-4), who lead the AFC South by a recreation over Houston and Indianapolis, need to be certain that Lawrence is wholesome sufficient to deal with what they imagine can be a deep postseason run.

“I do not need to examine two accidents,” coach Doug Pederson stated. “Two completely different individuals, however within the circumstance of taking part in in a convention championship recreation versus a regular-season recreation are two various things.

“Clearly the Chiefs felt like (Mahomes) was good; he could not damage himself additional. … We need to make it possible for earlier than we put him on the sphere as this week goes that he is able to not reinjuring himself.”

Lawrence sprained his left knee in Week 6 towards Indianapolis and performed 4 days later at New Orleans. He performed nicely, too, throwing for 204 yards and a landing and operating for a career-high 59 extra in a 31-24 victory.

Lawrence has been at his finest recently. In opposition to the Bengals, he turned the primary participant in franchise historical past to have at the least one passing landing and one speeding landing in three consecutive weeks.

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence does his finest superman stretch impression to earn his staff the opening landing.

“I am making an attempt to do as a lot as I can every day with out aggravating it or making something worse,” Lawrence stated. “However making an attempt to progress towards hopefully taking part in. Like that is the purpose each week, and each day is to attempt to get as wholesome as potential.

“And the previous 48 hours have been some large steps, and I am actually proud of the way it’s therapeutic up. So we’ll see. I clearly cannot give any solutions proper now and I am simply going to take my time and do every part proper.”

If Lawrence is unable to play, C.J. Beathard would make his thirteenth NFL begin and first since 2020 with San Francisco. Beathard is 2-10 as a starter.

Beathard, nevertheless, was restricted in apply Wednesday due to an harm to his non-throwing shoulder. He expects to do extra Thursday and Friday, however in the end would favor to see Lawrence on the sphere towards the Browns.

“He is aware of his physique. His is aware of himself greater than anyone on this staff,” Beathard stated. “I am simply going to arrange as if I am prepared – similar to I do each different week – and if the chance comes, I will be in there able to go. But when it would not, I will not bat an eye fixed about it.

“I need him to be wholesome and play and play nicely.”