Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. enters Week 8 “day-to-day,” Jacksonville head coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday.
Etienne did not play in Jacksonville’s Week 7 win over the New England Patriots as he nursed a hamstring injury suffered the week before against the Chicago Bears. Pederson suggested he will practice in a limited capacity to begin this week.
“T.J. is doing fine,” Pederson said. “Again, day-to-day. He’ll get some work out there. Not with the team per se, but maybe a little bit of the individual and then work with the trainers after that.”
Before hurting his hamstring, Etienne nursed a shoulder injury between Weeks 4-6 that did not impact his availability for those games.
Etienne has rushed 56 times for 230 yards and two touchdowns and caught 16 passes for 91 yards in six games.
Despite Etienne’s injury limitations, Jacksonville has maintained a strong rushing attack this season due to the emergence of second-year running back Tank Bigsby. Bigsby leads the Jaguars with 415 yards and four touchdowns over 67 rushing attempts through seven weeks.
