A Jacksonville Jaguars team that has been fortunate to avoid injuries for nearly two whole seasons is suddenly facing an avalanche of them heading into Week 14.
On Wednesday, the Jaguars listed 12 players on their first injury report before a road game against the Cleveland Browns.
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Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered what looked like a gruesome ankle injury Monday night, but said Wednesday that he’s feeling “a lot better” and he’s “trying to progress towards hopefully playing” against the Browns.
Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard is also on the injury report, but said that there’s no concern about his availability Sunday.
While Jacksonville has a lengthy report, the Browns’ was even longer Wednesday with 16 players listed.
#JAXvsCLE Wednesday injury report… pic.twitter.com/7z53zcNQMY
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Three of the Browns’ players who didn’t practice were “not injury related” rest days and offensive lineman Geron Christian practiced in full, but that still leaves another 12 who were out or limited. That group included receiver Amari Cooper who was out due to a concussion and ribs injury.