The Jaguars activated safety Andrew Wingard from the injured reserve Saturday, allowing him to make his 2024 season debut when Jacksonville faces the Minnesota Vikings at home in Week 10.
Wingard returned to practice in Week 8 after landing on the injured reserve in August. He hurt his knee during training camp in July and missed Jacksonville’s entire preseason.
Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson on Wednesday expressed his expectation that Wingard would return to action this week.
“I expect him to play,” Pederson said. “This obviously is [the] last week of the three-week window, so he’s feeling good. We’ll get him out there today, tomorrow, Friday, and go. But I do. My expectation, and his expectation is to play.”
Wingard signed with Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent out of Wyoming in 2019 and has stuck with the team ever since, primarily in a core special teams role with frequent defensive playing time. He signed a three-year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Jaguars in 2023.
In 78 games including 26 starts, Wingard has logged 250 tackles including eight for loss, two sacks, five interceptions, nine defended passes and three forced fumbles.
Jacksonville vs. Minnesota is scheduled to kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET Sunday at EverBank Stadium.
