<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-get-encouraging-travis-etienne-jr-brian-thomas-jr-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars get encouraging Travis Etienne Jr., Brian Thomas Jr. injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Travis-Etienne-Jr.-picks-up-shoulder-injury-vs.-Texans.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars get encouraging Travis Etienne Jr., Brian Thomas Jr. injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-03T06:31:46-08:00">November 3rd, 6:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-03T06:32:07-08:00">November 3rd, 6:32am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars are getting some encouraging news Sunday as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/philadelphia-eagles-bold-predictions-for-week-9-vs-jaguars">they look to pick up</a> a rare win. Jacksonville is expected to have Travis Etienne Jr. and Brian Thomas Jr. <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1852971221077418479" rel="noopener">available in its next game</a>, per NFL Network. Both have been hampered by injuries.</p><p>The team is playing Philadelphia on Sunday. Jacksonville is struggling this season with a 2-6 record, and has been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL. The team started out the year with a 0-4 record, but has won two of the last four.</p><p>Jacksonville is banged up heading into the game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-tank-bigsby-gets-encouraging-update-ahead-of-eagles-clash">Several offensive players are hurt</a>, including Thomas and Etienne. Running back Tank Bigsby is expected to play with an injured ankle, and wide receiver Gabe Davis is doubtful.</p><p>Thomas is a rookie wide receiver who has put up some solid numbers this year. Etienne entered the season as the team’s top running back.</p><h2>Jaguars can still salvage a miserable campaign</h2><p>Jacksonville entered the 2024 campaign with high expectations. Last offseason, the team gave <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-trevor-lawrence-contract-details-ugly-if-he-doesnt-turn-things-around">a massive contract extension</a> to quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence got hurt at the end of the 2023 season, which saw the Jags stumble down the stretch.</p><p>The Jaguars were expected to compete for the AFC South division title this season, with a healthy Lawrence back under center. It just hasn’t worked out. Jacksonville has lost game after game in disappointing fashion, and the team is third in the division. Jacksonville is also a disappointing 0-4 on the road this season.</p><p>Both Etienne and Thomas are key players in the offense. This season, Etienne has rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns, on 56 carries. Thomas has 33 receptions for 573 yards and five touchdowns. The rookie from LSU is quickly becoming the top target in the team’s passing game.</p><p>Jacksonville and the Eagles play Sunday at 4:05 Eastern. Philadelphia enters the game with a 5-2 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars get encouraging Travis Etienne Jr., Brian Thomas Jr. injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-doug-pederson-optimistic-travis-etienne-jr-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars’ Doug Pederson shares optimistic Travis Etienne Jr. injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jaguars-news-Doug-Pederson-shares-optimistic-Travis-Etienne-Jr.-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars’ Doug Pederson shares optimistic Travis Etienne Jr. injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T08:45:42-07:00">October 30th, 8:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T08:45:42-07:00">October 30th, 8:45am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars’ very-bad, no-good season got a little better today with the news of the impending return of running back Travis Etienne Jr.</p><p>“[Jaguars] coach Doug Pederson tells reporters that he ‘feels good’ that RB Travis Etienne Jr., dealing with a hamstring injury, will be back this week,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1851639974405280185" rel="noopener">wrote on X</a>, formerly Twitter.</p><p>During the Jaguars’ 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears on Oct. 13 in London, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-travis-etienne-jr-injury-update">Etienne left the game with a hamstring injury</a>, which kept him out of the next two games as well — a 32-16 Jacksonville win vs. the New England Patriots and then a 30-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.</p><p>In the five full games he has played this season, Etienne is averaging 46.2 rushing yards on 10.6 carries and 18.2 receiving yards on 3.2 catches. He has scored 2 touchdowns, both rushing, this season.</p><p>Although it has been a relatively slow start to the year for Etienne in 2024, the Clemson product proved his worth in each of his first two seasons in the NFL.</p><p>As a rookie in 2022, he averaged more than 5 yards per carry and rushed for 1,125 yards and 5 touchdowns, in addition to 316 receiving yards. In his second season, Etienne again surpassed the 1,000-yard mark; he rushed for 1,008 yards and 11 touchdowns, as well as 476 receiving yards and a touchdown.</p><p>But the Jaguars may be too far gone this season for Etienne’s return to make much of a difference. Only two teams — the Carolina Panthers and Tennessee Titans — currently have worse records than Jacksonville, which has defeated the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots for their two wins.</p><p>The schedule doesn’t get any easier either; the Jags visit the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend before hosting the Minnesota Vikings. Then Jacksonville plays in Detroit vs. the Lions, who have been touted as the NFC’s best team, before coming back home to face the Texans in an AFC South showdown.</p><p>Earlier this month, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-owner-throws-support-behind-doug-pederson-despite-slow-start-2024-campaign">Jaguars owner Shad Khan voiced his support for Pederson</a>, who led the team to the playoffs in his first season in 2022 but then oversaw a late-season collapse in 2023 that resulted in the Jags missing the postseason. Since the beginning of December, Jacksonville is 3-11.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Doug Pederson shares optimistic Travis Etienne Jr. injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-travis-etienne-jr-s-latest-injury-update-good-tank-bigsby-fantasy-football-managers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Travis Etienne Jr.’s latest injury update is good for Tank Bigsby fantasy football managers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jaguars-news-Travis-Etienne-Jr_2e4d94.jpg"></figure><h1>Travis Etienne Jr.’s latest injury update is good for Tank Bigsby fantasy football managers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-27T05:51:11-07:00">October 27th, 5:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-27T06:19:27-07:00">October 27th, 6:19am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Fantasy Sports</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-fantastic-foye-oluokun-cam-robinson-injury-updates">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> are attempting to turn their season around, and they took a positive first step in doing so in Week 7 when they picked up a 32-16 victory over the New England Patriots. They have a much tougher task on their hands in Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers, and they recently received some bad news regarding <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-pederson-etienne-jr-declaration-tank-bigsbys-big-day">running back Travis Etienne Jr</a>.</p><p>Etienne picked up a hamstring injury in the Jaguars Week 6 loss to the Chicago Bears, and ended up missing their win over the Patriots. While Etienne is progressing in his recovery, he <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1850419909953835160" rel="noopener">isn’t expected to play</a> in Week 8 against the Packers, meaning that Tank Bigsby will be Jacksonville’s starting running back for the second straight week.</p><p>Via Ian Rapoport:</p><p>“Jaguars RB Travis Etienne Jr., who is questionable with a hamstring injury, is a long-shot to play today, sources say. Another week of Tank Bigsby.”</p><h2><b>Travis Etienne Jr.’s injury helps Tank Bigsby’s fantasy football managers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Travis-Etienne-Jr-of-the-Jaguars.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Corey Perrine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Etienne’s latest injury update will have a big impact on the Jags, it also means a lot to fantasy football managers. With Etienne out last week, Bigsby turned in a huge outing against the Patriots (26 CAR, 118 YDS, 2 TD), which was good for 23.8 fantasy points. Even when Etienne has played this season, Bigsby has been more productive than him, so he could be in store for another big day against the Packers.</p><p>Green Bay’s defense is a bit tougher than New England’s, and given how good their offense is, it’s not a stretch to suggest that the Jaguars could be playing catch up in this one, which would limit Bigsby’s role. Considering how he’s averaging 6.2 yards per carry this season, though, it’s safe to assume he’s going to make the most of the touches he receives, and assuming Etienne doesn’t play, which appears to be what will happen, fantasy football managers who have Bigsby on their roster should insert him into their starting lineups.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Travis Etienne Jr.’s latest injury update is good for Tank Bigsby fantasy football managers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-pederson-etienne-jr-declaration-tank-bigsbys-big-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars’ Doug Pederson makes Travis Etienne Jr. declaration after Tank Bigsby’s big day');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Doug-Pederson-makes-Travis-Etienne-Jr.-declaration-after-Tank-Bigsbys-big-day.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars’ Doug Pederson makes Travis Etienne Jr. declaration after Tank Bigsby’s big day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-20T13:25:31-07:00">October 20th, 1:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-20T13:25:31-07:00">October 20th, 1:25pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-tony-khan-message-jaguars-pederson-fans-london-win">happy for a change with the Jacksonville Jaguars</a>, even though the win over the Patriots <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-trevor-lawrence-dealt-another-tough-blow-cam-robinson-injury-update">came with injury news</a>. And despite running back Tank Bigby’s big day, Doug Pederson made a declaration about Travis Etienne Jr.</p><p>Etienne missed the Jaguars 32-16 win over the Patriots with a hamstring injury while Bigsby carried 26 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns. However, Pederson said Etienne, who has rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons, is still the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41906836/jaguars-pederson-etienne-rb1-bigsby-big-game" rel="noopener">starting running back</a>, according to espn.com.</p><p>“I’m a believer where injury doesn’t replace your position,” Pederson said. “I think you have to have a fair competition for us. We’re blessed to have two really good running backs right now. When Etienne comes back, he’s just as explosive, just as good, just as powerful, and it’s still his job. “But Tank has done some really good things. We’re going to continue to find ways to put the ball in his hands, too, because he’s a little different runner than Etienne is.”</p><h2><b>Jaguars RB Tank Bigsby putting up numbers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jacksonville-Jaguars-RB-Tank-Bigsby.jpg"><figcaption>Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In Week 5 for the Jaguars, Bigsby carried 13 times for 101 yards. He scored a pair of touchdowns, including a 65-yard run. He saw limited duty against the Bears last week, but had a full go against the Patriots. And he delivered.</p><p>Bigsby is averaging 6.2 yards per carry on the season. He said he wanted to make good on his Jaguars chance.</p><p>“It feels like you don’t get too many opportunities in the National Football League so when you get one you have to take full advantage of them and do it at your best ability,” Bigsby said. “And I felt like as we kept running the ball that the Patriots would get tired, and we just got to keep going and keep going and keep going and keep going. And I just took advantage of those opportunities. I just do whatever I have to do for this team to win. My job, whatever my role is, whatever I have to do, take advantage of the opportunities of course, but just come out and help this team win and that’s what I try to do.”</p><p>Pederson agreed that Bigsby has come on strong for the Jaguars.</p><p>“He’s done a really good job for us going into the season behind (Etienne) and he’s earned the right to be out there,” Pederson said. “He’s earned an opportunity, and he did a nice job today. Ran hard, ran tough as they say, ran behind his pads. The offensive line did a great job for him, tight ends blocking and things of that nature. But he did the rest.”</p><p>A first-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Etienne finished eighth in the AP offensive player of the year voting in 2023. He rushed for 1,008 yards and had 476 yards receiving with 12 total touchdowns. Last year for the Jaguars, Etienne played only six games because of injury and finished with 230 yards rushing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Doug Pederson makes Travis Etienne Jr. declaration after Tank Bigsby’s big day

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-news-rhamondre-stevenson-travis-etienne-jr-injury-updates-for-patriots-jaguars');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rhamondre Stevenson, Travis Etienne Jr. injury updates for Patriots-Jaguars');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NFL-news-Rhamondre-Stevenson-Travis-Ettiene-Jr.-injury-updates-for-Patriots-Jaguars.jpg"></figure><h1>Rhamondre Stevenson, Travis Etienne Jr. injury updates for Patriots-Jaguars</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-20T05:45:56-07:00">October 20th, 5:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-20T06:05:07-07:00">October 20th, 6:05am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2024-nfl-schedule-release-ranking-the-5-international-games">excited about another regular season game in London</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-vs-jaguars-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-7-2024">The Patriots and Jaguars will face off in the third and final London game</a> of the season. This will be a hugely important game for both sides, though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-fans-want-jacksonville-leave-doug-pederson-london">the Jaguars feel like they have more to lose</a> than the Patriots. Both teams got some last-minute injury updates before the game.</p><p>Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said that Travis Etienne Jr will not play against the Patriots, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport. Etienne Jr. <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1847958907773161897" rel="noopener">has been dealing with a hamstring injury</a> that will force him to miss the game.</p><p>Meanwhile, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said that Rhamondre Stevenson <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1847961132083847455" rel="noopener">is good to go</a> against the Jaguars, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.</p><p>“Excited to get him back on the field,” Mayo said about Stevenson.’</p><h2><b>How will this impact the Jaguars and Patriots for final London game of 2024 NFL season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jacksonville-Jaguars-head-coach-Doug-Pederson.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>These injuries updates should have a large impact on the game.</p><p>The Jaguars will be in a tough position without Travis Etienne Jr. He is a dynamic running back who has been the engine of their offense for several seasons now alongside Trevor Lawrence. With Etienne Jr. out of the lineup, Jacksonville will have to rely on Tank Bigsby and D’Ernest Johnson to carry the rock for them on Sunday.</p><p>For the Patriots, having <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-expected-play-jaguars-london">Rhamondre Stevenson in the starting lineup is great news</a>. New England will be starting rookie QB Drake Maye for the second week in a row. Maye had an impressive performance in a loss against Houston in Week 6, and he did that without Stevenson. The Patriots gave may practically no running game, as their RBs had 21 carries for only 44 yards.</p><p>The Patriots are certainly hoping that the combination of Stevenson and Maye will help stabilize their offense.</p><p>Both the Jaguars and Patriots enter this game with a 1-5 record. The loser of this game will have a tough flight home to the states with their season hanging in the balance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rhamondre Stevenson, Travis Etienne Jr. injury updates for Patriots-Jaguars

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-travis-etienne-jr-named-as-obvious-jaguars-trade-candidate');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Travis Etienne Jr. named as ‘obvious’ Jaguars trade candidate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Travis-Etienne-Jr.-named-as-obvious-Jaguars-trade-candidate.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Travis Etienne Jr. named as ‘obvious’ Jaguars trade candidate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T09:40:30-07:00">October 14th, 9:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T09:40:30-07:00">October 14th, 9:40am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Is it just a matter of time before the Jacksonville Jaguars part ways with running back Travis Etienne Jr.?</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-most-blame-week-6-loss-bears">Jaguars off to a slow start</a> and with the 2024 NFL trade deadline less than a month away, rumors are <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/travis-etienne-trade-rumors-swirl" rel="noopener">beginning to swirl</a> about the potential of Jacksonville sending Etienne to another team.</p><p>“The most obvious name is running back Travis Etienne,” Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk wrote about the tailback’s prospect of becoming a Jacksonville trade bait.</p><p>“A first-round pick in 2021, Etienne has slipped behind Tank Bigsby as the best running back on the roster, in the opinion of many. So why not send Etienne to a team that is looking to boost its backfield in an effort to contend?” Florio added.</p><h2><b>Jaguars RB Travis Etienne Jr. on the move soon?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Travis-Etienne-Jr.-of-the-Jaguars-in-action.jpg"><figcaption>© Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Apart from his slippage in the running back depth chart amid the emergence of Bigsby, Etienne’s value could have also dropped after being declared week-to-week by head coach Doug Pederson after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-travis-etienne-jr-injury-update">suffered an apparent lower-body injury</a> during Sunday’s 35-16 loss to Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Etienne only had three touches for a negative-one-yard output.</p><p>The former Clemson Tigers star running back put ink on paper to sign a four-year deal worth $12.89 million with the Jaguars in 2021. Jacksonville also picked up their option for the 2025 NFL season on Etienne which is worth $6.143 million. He was picked by Jacksonville in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft as the 25th pick overall.</p><p>As Florio noted, that commitment to pay Etienne next season could deter teams from going after the 25-year-old running back before the trade deadline, but he could still be worth a shot for a club looking to shore up their RB room. Perhaps going into a much better offensive environment could kickstart Etienne’s career, provided that he is healthy, of course.</p><p>So far in the 2024 NFL season, Etienne only has 230 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 56 carries. His current pace puts him in danger of ending his streak of 1,000-yard seasons. After rushing for 1,125 yards and five touchdowns on 220 carries in his rookie season in 2022, Etienne generated a total of 1,008 rushing yards with 11 scores on 267 attempts on the ground the following campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Travis Etienne Jr. named as ‘obvious’ Jaguars trade candidate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-travis-etienne-jr-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars’ Travis Etienne Jr. injury update is just another blow for Jacksonville');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jaguars-news-Travis-Etienne-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars’ Travis Etienne Jr. injury update is just another blow for Jacksonville</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T08:01:54-07:00">October 14th, 8:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T09:51:57-07:00">October 14th, 9:51am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-most-blame-week-6-loss-bears">tough sledding for the Jacksonville Jaguars</a> thus far in the 2024-25 season. The Jaguars suffered a 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 6, and now sit last in the AFC South at 1-5. If the London disappointment wasn’t devastating enough, the Jaguars revealed the latest on running back Travis Etienne Jr.’s hamstring injury.</p><p>Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson told reporters on Monday that Etienne is now <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1845813741738148139" rel="noopener">considered week to week</a>, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>Etienne exited early in the third quarter of the Week 6 matchup with the Bears, and never returned. It started as another tough performance for the 25-year-old playmaker, as he hauled in zero passes and mustered three carries for minus-one yard.</p><p>He has been making an impact on the Jacksonville offense, but it appears that Pederson has favored more Tank Bigsby usage, of late.</p><p>Etienne’s numbers over the last few games have curtailed since his solid start to the season. He averaged 15 touches per game through the first three weeks, but only saw six rushing attempts in Week 5. Bigsby had been cooking with steam heading into the London matchup in Week 6. The second-year running back totaled 191 rushing yards over the previous two games, but only managed 24 yards on seven touches against the Bears.</p><h2><b>Who leads Jaguars backfield without Travis Etienne Jr.?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Travis-Etienne.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This will be a huge step for Bigsby while Etienne recovers. D’Ernest Johnson also shared the workload with Bigsby after Etienne’s exit in Week 7, making it all the more confusing of who distances themself in this backfield. The offense also did more in the passing game thanks to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-gets-pair-great-evan-engram-gabe-davis-injury-updates">tight end Evan Engram and wide receiver Gabe Davis</a> being cleared for the game. Engram had 10 receptions for 102 yards, and didn’t miss one of his targets from Trevor Lawrence.</p><p>Given the successful return from Engram, it’s hard to figure how Pederson will shift the identity of this team without Etienne. They’ve been losing most of their games this season early, so for better or worse, passing the football will be key.</p><p>Look for Bigsby to start at running back when the Jaguars battle the New England Patriots at home in Week 7.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Travis Etienne Jr. injury update is just another blow for Jacksonville

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-jacksonville-travis-etienne-evan-engram-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars get mixed bag of Travis Etienne, Evan Engram injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jaguars-news-Jacksonville-gets-mixed-bag-of-Travis-Etienne-Evan-Engram-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars get mixed bag of Travis Etienne, Evan Engram injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T12:29:06-07:00">October 11th, 12:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T12:29:06-07:00">October 11th, 12:29pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars got their first win of the season last week, and they’re looking to go on a run now. They’ll need to be healthy to do that, and it looks like some of their key pieces could be ready to go against the Chicago Bears.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-travis-etienne-jr-picks-up-shoulder-injury-vs-texans"> Travis Etienne was limited in practice</a>, but he’s cleared and <a href="https://x.com/Demetrius82/status/1844799345230483735" rel="noopener">ready to go</a> for Week 6, while Evan Engram is listed as questionable.</p><p>Etienne injured his shoulder against the Indianapolis Colts, but still played through it, while Tank Bigsby took most of his snaps. For Engram, he hasn’t played since Week 1 after hurting his hamstring in warmups in Week 2. Engram has been slowly ramping up the past two weeks as a limited participant in practice, but this week may be the game he actually returns.</p><p>The Jaguars offense has needed a boost this season, and getting Etienne and Engram back on the field together will be a plus for the team.</p><h2>Jaguars dealing with several injuries this season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Evan-Engram.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Though the offense is getting healthy, the Jaguars are still dealing with injuries on special teams and defense. Kick and punt returner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-devin-duvernay-heads-ir-hamstring-injury">Devin Duvernay was put on IR</a> this week after suffering a hamstring injury against the Colts, and he’s expected to miss an extended period of time.</p><p>“The Jaguars won’t have wide receiver Devin Duvernay in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Bears and he won’t be back for the three games after that either. Duvernay was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday. Duvernay injured his hamstring in last Sunday’s win over the Colts,” ProFootballTalk’s Josh Alper said.</p><p>On defense, the Jaguars could be getting Tyson Campbell back after his practice window was recently opened. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-makes-tyson-campbell-injury-move">Campbell suffered a hamstring injury</a> earlier in the season, but it looks like he’s making progress on making a return soon. Last season, Campbell started 11 games for the Jaguars, as he recorded 60 tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble.</p><p>Both sides of the ball have been inconsistent for the Jaguars, but these next two games will be important for them. The Bears have been on a roll the past few weeks, but if the Jaguars can beat them and then handle the New England Patriots the following week, they’ll be in good shape. If they drop the next two games, it might be time for them to look internally and make some tough decisions, or get prepared for next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars get mixed bag of Travis Etienne, Evan Engram injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-doug-pederson-downplays-travis-etienne-injury-concerns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars’ Doug Pederson downplays Travis Etienne injury concerns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jaguars-news-Doug-Pederson-downplays-Travis-Etienne-injury-concerns.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars’ Doug Pederson downplays Travis Etienne injury concerns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T17:50:39-07:00">October 7th, 5:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T17:50:39-07:00">October 7th, 5:50pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-evan-engram-injury-return-promising-pederson-update">got good news on the injury front</a> while head coach Doug Pederson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-jaguars-shouldnt-fire-doug-pederson-after-0-4-start-to-season">seems to be teetering on the brink of getting fired</a>. It doesn’t help that running back Travis Etienne is dinged up, but Pederson <a href="https://x.com/jordandelugo/status/1843349532899496022" rel="noopener">downplayed the injury concern</a>, according to a post on X by Jordan de Lugo.</p><p>“Travis Etienne got popped in the shoulder again and that’s why he was held out at the end of the game. Pederson says he’ll be okay.”</p><p>Etienne rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his first two NFL seasons. However, he’s not on that pace this year with only 231 yards through five games. Making matters worse, Etienne isn’t the team’s leading rusher as Tank Bigsby has totaled 273 yards.</p><h2><b>Is Jaguars RB Travis Etienne fading early in career?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jacksonville-Jaguars-RB-Travis-Etienne.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Pederson has already had to answer that question after Bigsby’s 101-yard effort in the 37-34 win over the Colts on Sunday. Etienne had little success, carrying only six times for 17 yards. He had more success through the air with six catches for 43 yards.</p><p>Still, Pederson said Bigsby <a href="https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2024/10/06/jacksonville-jaguars-everything-doug-pederson-said-win-indianapolis-colts/" rel="noopener">won’t see increased carries</a> at the expense of Etienne, according to jaguarswire.com.</p><p>“No. Travis is our guy,” Pederson said. “Tank had a good game. That’s just the way games go. Happy for Tank. Great for the offensive line, obviously, in some of those situations there. Travis is our guy. Tank had a good game today, though.”</p><p>Pederson said Sunday’s game simply came together for the entire offense.</p><p>“It’s obviously things we work on during the week,” Pederson said. “To me, it’s not necessarily a surprise. I just think it’s a culmination of a lot of things. The way we work, the way we practice, the things we do during the week. It translated today. Proud of the guys for obviously the way we finished. Great team effort today.”</p><p>And the offensive line made things easier for Bigsby with improved play as the game went along.</p><p>“This is the second week in a row our O-line has played good as a unit,” Pederson said. “Listen, it’s been the same five guys now, right? So, when I say there’s continuity keeping those five together, there’s continuity. They start learning to play together, and that’s what you’re seeing. I think these last couple of weeks, you’re seeing that. It was just a great game by those guys again today. I thought our guys did a good job there, and in the run game as well. So, there’s consistency with playing together and working through your issues that helped us win this game today.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Doug Pederson downplays Travis Etienne injury concerns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-travis-etienne-jr-picks-up-shoulder-injury-vs-texans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars’ Travis Etienne Jr. picks up shoulder injury vs. Texans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Travis-Etienne-Jr.-picks-up-shoulder-injury-vs.-Texans.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaguars’ Travis Etienne Jr. picks up shoulder injury vs. Texans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T11:20:06-07:00">September 29th, 11:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T11:20:06-07:00">September 29th, 11:20am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars entered Sunday’s game vs the Houston Texans in dire need for their first win of the year following last week’s thrashing at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-desean-jackson-lesean-mccoy-blast-trevor-lawrence-for-trash-play">Lawrence has struggled</a> mightily to open up the year, and the Jaguars are in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the second straight year as a result.</p><p>Sunday, they had a surprisingly strong road start vs the Texans, going up 10-7 at the end of the first quarter, but unfortunately, the team also endured some <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1840444122059940057" rel="noopener">tough injury news</a> in the process regarding running back Travis Etienne, Lawrence’s former college teammate at Clemson, per Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“#Jaguars say RB Travis Etienne has a shoulder injury and his return is questionable. Tank Bigsby has been getting the carries so far,” reported Meirov.</p><p>Bigsby played his college football at Auburn and has had a solid start to his NFL career thus far, even if he’s not quite able to replicate the explosive production of Etienne.</p><p>The good news was that Etienne did later return to the game.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Jaguars could really use a strong performance throughout the day on Sunday, as the team is one of the last remaining winless teams in the NFL through week three.</p><p>It wasn’t a long time ago that the Jaguars were one of the more promising young squads in the NFL, led by a young prospective superstar in Lawrence and defeating the Los Angeles Chargers in the first round of the playoffs before bowing out to the Kansas City Chiefs.</p><p>However, the Jaguars have been on a steady downward trajectory since around this time a season ago, as the team missed out on the playoffs in 2023-24 despite a strong start to the season and melted down throughout the year.</p><p>In any case, up next for Jacksonville is a game vs the Indianapolis Colts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Travis Etienne Jr. picks up shoulder injury vs. Texans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-trevor-lawrence-backs-up-travis-etienne-week-1-fumble');   ga('set', 'title', 'Trevor Lawrence backs up Travis Etienne after crucial Week 1 fumble');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jaguars-news-Trevor-Lawrence-backs-up-Travis-Etienne-after-crucial-Week-1-fumble.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Trevor Lawrence backs up Travis Etienne after crucial Week 1 fumble</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T15:14:37-07:00">September 11th, 3:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T15:14:37-07:00">September 11th, 3:14pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Sunday’s season opener against the Miami Dolphins, the Jacksonville Jaguars looked set to extend their lead late in the third quarter. Running back Travis Etienne, who took a handoff from quarterback Trevor Lawrence deep in Dolphins territory, appeared to be on the verge of scoring and pushing the Jaguars’ lead to 24-7. However, a well-timed defensive play from Dolphins safety Jevon Holland turned the tide of the game.</p><p>As Etienne approached the goal line, Holland delivered a hit that jarred the ball loose, resulting in a fumble that was recovered by Miami in the end zone for a touchback. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-trevor-lawrence-brutally-honest-admission">critical turnover shifted the momentum in favor of the Dolphins</a>, who capitalized on the opportunity to mount a comeback. Miami went on to score 13 unanswered points, ultimately defeating Jacksonville 20-17.</p><p>The fumble was a pivotal moment in the game, but Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who has been teammates with Etienne since their college days at Clemson, expressed confidence in the running back’s ability to rebound from the miscue.</p><h2><b>Trevor Lawrence expresses full confidence in Etienne’s bounce back performance despite Week 1 fumble</b></h2><p>Speaking at his Wednesday press conference, Trevor Lawrence reflected on Travis Etienne’s steady demeanor and resilience. “I mean, he’s just the same guy every day,” Lawrence said. “He doesn’t get too high or too low. That’s something I love about him.”</p><p>Lawrence, entering his third year as the Jaguars’ starting quarterback, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/trevor-lawrence-i-think-travis-etienne-is-going-to-respond-great" rel="noopener">emphasized that he has full faith</a> in Etienne’s ability to bounce back from the critical turnover. “I think he’s going to respond great. He always has,” Lawrence continued. “Like you said, shoot, we’ve played together for, this is Year 7, I guess? Year 7 together. So, of course, with both of us, we’ve seen each other both have some plays that we want back. I think we both have a lot of confidence in one another to bounce back and you know what you’re going to get out of him. So, yeah, I’m excited for him.”</p><p>Despite the fumble, Etienne had a productive game overall. He finished the contest with 44 rushing yards on 12 carries, including a touchdown in the first quarter that gave Jacksonville an early lead. Etienne also contributed in the passing game, recording two receptions for 15 yards. His versatility continues to be a key asset for the Jaguars’ offense.</p><h2><b>Etienne’s resilience in focus as Jaguars assess RB rotation for Week 2 vs. Browns</b></h2><p>Etienne’s fumble may have played a role in Miami’s eventual victory, but the young running back has demonstrated resilience throughout his career, both in college and the NFL. After missing his entire rookie season in 2021 due to a foot injury, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-travis-etienne-espn-running-back-rankings-honorable-mention">Etienne bounced back in 2022 with a strong campaign</a>, rushing for over 1,100 yards. His ability to recover from setbacks has been a defining feature of his career thus far.</p><p>As the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare for their Week 2 matchup against the Cleveland Browns, there is anticipation about how the team will manage its running back rotation. Rookie running back Tank Bigsby also impressed in the season opener, rushing for 73 yards on 12 carries. Bigsby’s performance gives the Jaguars additional depth at the position, and it remains to be seen how head coach Doug Pederson will divide the workload between Etienne and Bigsby moving forward.</p><p>With the Jacksonville Jaguars seeking their first win of the season, all eyes will be on how Travis Etienne responds after the fumble against Miami. Lawrence’s public support for his longtime teammate suggests that the quarterback has no concerns about Etienne’s ability to rebound and play a key role in Jacksonville’s offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Trevor Lawrence backs up Travis Etienne after crucial Week 1 fumble

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-jacksonville-jaguars-make-major-trevor-lawrence-travis-etienne-decisions-amid-nfl-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jacksonville Jaguars make major Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne decisions amid NFL Draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jacksonville-makes-major-Trevor-Lawrence-Travis-Etienne-decisions-amid-NFL-Draft.jpg"></figure><h1>Jacksonville Jaguars make major Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne decisions amid NFL Draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-28T06:19:10-07:00">April 28th, 6:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-28T06:19:10-07:00">April 28th, 6:19am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars should find themselves in a tightly-contested battle for the AFC South crown in 2024. Every team in the division, Jaguars included, made huge strides forward in terms of adding talent. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jacksonville-jaguars-last-minute-bold-predictions-for-2024-nfl-draft">2024 NFL Draft added even more talent</a> to each team. Jacksonville recently picked up the options on two of its most important offensive players.</p><p>Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke said <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/jaguars-exercise-fifth-options-trevor-232842539.html" rel="noopener">the team will exercise</a> the fifth-year options on the contracts of both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-gms-true-outlook-on-trevor-lawrence-contract-extension">quarterback Trevor Lawrence</a> and running back Travis Etienne. The pair were drafted together in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.</p><p>Lawrence is projected to earn $25.7 million that season. Etienne is projected to earn $6.1 million. Both numbers are fully guaranteed.</p><p>The Jaguars ushered in a new era when they drafted Lawrence and Etienne. Lawrence was viewed as a generational QB talent and the hope was that he would turn the Jaguars into a contender. So far, Jacksonville has gone 21-30-0 in the Trevor Lawrence era.</p><p>The 2021 season was a disaster thanks to Urban Meyer creating scandal and getting fired before the end of the season. The Jaguars only won three games that year. Jacksonville has finished 9-8 the past two season, winning the AFC South in 2022 and making a playoff push that included a thrilling Wild Card Round comeback victory over the Chargers.</p><p>Trevor Lawrence has logged 11,770 passing yards through three seasons. This is seventh among all active QBs during that span and already puts Lawrence at fourth in franchise history.</p><p>Travis Etienne lost his rookie season due to a Lisfranc injury he suffered during the preseason. He has been a reliable weapon ever since. Etienne became the first Jaguars since the great Maurice Jones-Drew to rush for over 1,000 yards and 10+ TDs in consecutive seasons.</p><h2>Recapping the 2024 NFL Draft for the Jacksonville Jaguars</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jacksonville-Jaguars-general-manager-Trent-Baalke-left-wide-receiver-Brian-Thomas-Jr.-and-head-coach-Doug-Pederson-field-questions-during-a-press-conference.jpg"><figcaption>© Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>The Jaguars reinforced many of the holes on their roster in the 2024 NFL Draft over the past several days.</p><p>Jacksonville came into the draft with perceived needs at cornerback, wide receiver, and offensive line. Each position was addressed with a draft pick.</p><p>The Jaguars selected the following players:</p><ul><li>Brian Thomas Jr. – WR – First round (23rd overall)</li><li>Maason Smith – DT – Second round (48th overall)</li><li>Jarrian Jones – CB – Third round (96th overall)</li><li>Javon Foster – T – Fourth round (114th overall)</li><li>Jordan Jefferson – DT – Fourth round (116th overall)</li><li>Deantre Prince – CB – Fifth round (153rd overall)</li><li>Keilan Robinson – RB – Fifth round (167th overall)</li><li>Cam Little – K – Sixth round (212th overall)</li><li>Myles Cole – DE – Seventh round (236th overall)</li></ul><p>Brian Thomas Jr. was the consensus fourth wide receiver in the 2024 NFL Draft and he did come off the board in that position. Thomas Jr. was available when the Jaguars came on the clock at 17 and he was still there after Jacksonville executed a beautiful trade down with the Minnesota Vikings. He slots right into the starting lineup next to Gabe Davis and Christian Kirk.</p><p>Jacksonville also added depth to its cornerback room with Jarrian Jones in the third round and Deantre Prince in the fifth round. They will provide depth behind Ronald Darby, Tyson Campbell, and Darnell Savage. Savage is expected to play in the slot for Jacksonville.</p><p>Javon Foster is an intriguing tackle prospect and is a steal in the fourth round.</p><p>Overall, Jaguars fans should be pleased with this year’s draft haul. Jacksonville addressed all major needs, created additional depth, and traded back to acquire picks for the future. Well done, Trent Baalke.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jacksonville Jaguars make major Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne decisions amid NFL Draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/fantasy-football-week-15-panic-meter-travis-etienne-joe-mixon');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fantasy Football Week 15 panic meter: Travis Etienne, Joe Mixon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fantasy_Football_Week_15_panic_meter_Travis_Etienne_Joe_Mixon-1024x574.webp"><figcaption>Unsure about if you should be worried about Joe Mixon, Austin Ekeker, or others for your fantasy football playoffs?</figcaption></figure><h1>Fantasy Football Week 15 panic meter: Travis Etienne, Joe Mixon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-19T19:12:54-08:00">December 19th, 7:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-19T19:12:54-08:00">December 19th, 7:12pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/michael.johrendt.9" rel="facebook">Mike Johrendt</a>Mike Johrendt is a Wisconsin sports fan through and through, suffering through the disappointment that those teams produce on a yearly basis. With an unhealthy obsession with having too many fantasy football leagues, his writing experience lies in the worlds of baseball, basketball, and football. Always looking to tailgate a sporting event, he fully supports #BucksIn6.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hopefully if you are reading this article, you have advanced into the semifinals of your fantasy football playoffs – congratulations! But the work is hardly over, as you need to prepare for your next matchup, which is what makes our Week 15 panic meter very important.</p><p>The following list provides cases for why you should not worry at all, be a little bit worried, and be in a full panic for bigger names on your fantasy football rosters. If you need to free up a roster spot for a key waiver wire addition, then by all means move on from a big name player that you would not normally drop.</p><p>This is the time of year that you play for, so there is no reason why you should hold onto a player that isn’t going to help your roster win the ‘ship.</p><h2>No Need to Panic</h2><p><b>Travis Etienne</b></p><p>Having earned his fewest carries since Week 10, Travis Etienne struggled in a game that most of the Jacksonville Jaguars offense had issues. But there is light at the end of the tunnel for Etienne, and that relies on his receiving work.</p><p>His six targets tied for a season-best, a mark he had hit twice before Sunday, so he still has a high-usage role in the offense. Next up is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who sit towards the <a href="https://www.nfl.com/stats/team-stats/defense/rushing/2023/reg/all" rel="noopener">middle of the pack</a> in most rushing stats, so Etienne should be on tap for another 15-plus touch game that potentially <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1737134629990330688?s=20" rel="noopener">might not have</a> Trevor Lawrence.</p><h2>Some Panic</h2><p><b>Joe Mixon</b></p><p>Seeing Chase Brown take away valuable work from Joe Mixon was not on many people’s NFL bingo cards this season, but that has become the norm over the past few days. Mixon, who salvaged an average day by finding the end zone against the Vikings, ceded 10 touches (three receptions) to Brown, only out-touching him by three.</p><p>With a matchup against the tough Steelers front up next, Mixon will fall to the mid-RB2 ranks this week, so temper your expectations.</p><p><b>Terry McLaurin &amp; Jahan Dotson</b></p><p>The quarterback carousel could be rearing its ugly head at the wrong time for your fantasy football roster, as Sam Howell was replaced by Jacoby Brissett late in Sunday’s loss to the Rams. While Terry McLaurin hauling in three passes, 93 yards, and a score from Brissett, he only hauled in three passes for around 50 yards with Howell behind center.</p><p>For Dotson, he did not receive a target until the fourth quarter, and that was the only one he received all game. You certainly don’t need to roster Dotson anywhere at this point in the year, and your faith in McLaurin shouldn’t be all that high either.</p><p>Head coach Ron Rivera did say that Howell will remain the team’s starter moving forward, which could dampen the ceilings of both McLaurin and Dotson against the Jets in Week 16.</p><p><b>DeAndre Hopkins</b></p><p>A nine-target, two-reception day from DeAndre Hopkins is far from what you expect out of the veteran receiver, but it was a weird, inconsistent performance from the Tennessee offense in their loss to the Texans. But his place on our panic meter list is more about what is upcoming than what has just transpired.</p><p>With rookie quarterback Will Levis, who peppered Hopkins with tons of targets, suffered an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-sprained-ankle-late-loss-vs-texans" rel="noopener">ankle sprain</a> in Sunday’s loss, clouding his availability for the rest of the season. With Ryan Tannehill likely stepping back into the starting role, Hopkins’ ceiling is severely lowered, especially when considering his splits from when he was catching passes from Tannehill to when he was catching passes from Levis.</p><h2>Full Panic</h2><p><b>Austin Ekeler</b></p><p>This is a no-brainer addition to this section of our panic meter list, and it is quite unfortunate to see how far Austin Ekeler has fallen. From entering the season as one of the PPR saviors at the running back position to sharing work with Isaiah Spiller, Ekeler’s role in the Chargers offense is far from guaranteed.</p><p>It will be incredibly tough to trust Ekeler in your starting lineup moving forward, especially with the Chargers on the precipice of being eliminated from the postseason. A Week 16 matchup against the Bills doesn’t do any favors for Ekeler’s fantasy football stock, but maybe if they are playing from behind he will earn passing work to help salvage his performance.</p><p><b>Chicago Bears RBs</b></p><p>It is a gross, three-headed mismatch in the running back room for the Chicago Bears, as they are utilizing D’Onta Foreman, Khalil Herbert, and rookie Roschon Johnson. With no back being given a clear lead-back workload, these three options should be far, far away from your starting lineup.</p><p>Johnson seems to be the one with the likeliest shot of being somewhat relevant, but you cannot trust any of these options at any point. There is no pecking order, the snap count percentages are too close to one another, and the Bears offense, which is typically playing from behind, is forced into frequent passing situations anyways.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fantasy Football Week 15 panic meter: Travis Etienne, Joe Mixon

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars will not have to play without Trevor Lawrence after an ankle sprain last week. The staunch Cleveland Browns defense awaits them as they look to build upon their lead in the AFC South. In more good news for DUVAL, Travis Etienne Jr. should be in action in the matchup in Cleveland.</p><p>Etienne is listed as questionable due to a rib injury but is <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1733709985115148692?s=20" rel="noopener">expected to play</a>, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The 24-year-old running back is having a very successful sophomore campaign, amassing 1,117 yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns. His dual-threat style of play is a major driving force to the Jaguars’ success.</p><p>Lawrence will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-trevor-lawrence-expected-suit-up-vs-browns-just-six-days-suffering-ankle-injury" rel="noopener">fight through his injury</a> to help lead the Jaguars in a pivotal game. The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts are right on their tails in the division standings and they have to face the mighty Baltimore Ravens next week. A win this week is important to pick up.</p><p>But although the Browns offense isn’t all that good, their defense is monstrous. Myles Garrett is as tough as they come and has help with guys like Denzel Ward, Dalvin Tomlinson, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and more. With wide receiver Christian Kirk <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-places-christian-kirk-on-ir-after-suffering-core-injury" rel="noopener">on the injured reserve</a>, the Jaguars need the playmakers around the hobbled Lawrence to rise up. Etienne, Calvin Ridley, Zay Jones and Evan Engram need to play really well.</p><p>The Jaguars, at 8-4, should have Travis Etienne Jr. continue to play in Week 14. They’re really going to need his production against one of the very best defenses in football.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars’ Travis Etienne Jr. looking to join Trevor Lawrence on field in Week 14 vs. Browns

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He has worked previously with the Panama Canals, Boston Celtics, Football Association of Ireland, Green Mountain Baseball Association, andFantasyPros.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne, who is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-travis-etienne-chest-injury-texans">nursing a rib injury</a> he suffered last week against the Houston Texans, appears ready to play in the team’s Week 13 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals this Monday night. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler <a href="https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1730963562594541759">reported an update</a> on Etienne’s condition early Saturday morning. Doug Pederson also said <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1731000020353114618" rel="noopener">he expects</a> his RB to play, per Adam Schefter.</p><p>Etienne left last week’s game in the second quarter but returned after being checked out by the Jaguar’s medical staff on the sideline. He’d have 56 rushing yards on 20 carries in the game while catching four of six passes for 30 yards receiving. Jacksonville defeated the Texas, 24-21.</p><p>In eleven games this season, Etienne has rushed for 726 yards on 194 carries for seven touchdowns. The team’s second-leading rusher is quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who, with 240 yards on 51 attempts, is averaging 4.7 yards per carry.</p><p>The Jaguars host the Bengals this week in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jacksonville-jaguars-bold-predictions-for-week-13-monday-night-football-vs-bengals">catfight on Monday Night Football</a> that could help further propel them in the AFC playoff race. The 8-3 Jaguars sit atop the AFC South in control of the AFC’s third playoff spot. The 5-6 Bengals are all but out of playoff contention after losing starting quarterback Joe Burrow for the season with an injury.</p><p>“Last year was our first year in this offensive. So, right now, we already have that foundation. We know we can be. ” Etienne <a href="https://www.jaguars.com/video/rb-travis-etienne-jr-meets-with-the-media-press-conference-jacksonville-jaguars">told the media Saturday</a>, “I’m very excited for this year to see where we’re gonna go.”</p><p>The Jaguars haven’t faced the Bengals since September 30, 2021, a game the Bengals won 24-21. The Jaguars lead the all-time series between the two teams, 13-11-0.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
815.9	59.7	339.7	5.8	31

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
815.9	59.7	339.7	5.8	31

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