The Jacksonville Jaguars should have plenty to celebrate right now following a 37-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at EverBank Stadium on Sunday. However, the focus remains on the testing results for NFL star Trevor Lawrence, who suffered a knee injury that caused him to be sidelined for the remainder of the game.
“Feel pretty good,” Lawrence said. “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.”
Lawrence acknowledged he felt discomfort in his knee after being taken to the ground, but he wasn’t sure it got twisted. He knew he needed to get off the field.
“I just felt some discomfort in my knee, and I went down,” Lawrence said. “I don’t know if it was twisted or landed on or what. I kind of felt it right away and then kind of put a little pressure on it. I realized I could get up, so I was just trying to get up and get off the field.”
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Some criticized the play call on 3rd & 7 that involved a fake pitch from their 16-yard-line before getting tackled. Jaguars coach Doug Pederson isn’t willing to entertain the criticism.
“That call is in the game plan because it’s a movement play,” Pederson said. “It allows the quarterback to get on the edge. In situations like that, you’ve seen it work a million times. [The last time] it didn’t work. We were able to get three points out of it. From that standpoint, it was effective.
“Look, is there a little risk to run your quarterback? Yes. But at the same time, the reward is you get the first down, and you stay on the field and ice the game in those situations. I definitely wouldn’t change the scenario or the situation. We can coach that a little bit better and ask him maybe to go down a little bit sooner.”
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The Jaguars have a short week as they return to action on Thursday for a matchup against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes Benz Superdome. Will Lawrence be ready to play? His teammate Christian Kirk isn’t concerned about his quarterback’s status.
“Not at all,” Kirk said. “He’s tough. He’s dealing with whatever he’s dealing with but pretty sure he’ll be all right.”
