Jacksonville Jaguars protection Andrew Wingard is anticipated to leave out the primary few video games of the steady season as a result of a knee harm, trainer Doug Pederson mentioned Monday.
Wingard injured his knee in a collision with operating again Tank Bigsby on July 30 at coaching camp.
“I do not need to put (Wingard) in a field or label him,” Pederson informed journalists. “However , it’s going to no doubt be a while. A minimum of the primary few video games, most likely.”
Wingard, 27, is a key participant on particular groups and made 45 tackles and one interception, pressured one fumble and defended two passes in 17 video games (two begins) closing season. In 5 seasons in Jacksonville, he has 250 tackles, two sacks, 5 interceptions, 9 passes defended and 3 pressured fumbles in 78 video games (26 begins).
The Jacksonville added to their intensity at protection with their announcement Sunday that they’ve signed veteran protection Tashaun Gipson Sr. Gipson reportedly agreed to a one-year maintain the membership.
This can be Gipson’s 2d stint with the Jaguars. He began all 48 regular-season video games and 3 playoff contests from 2016-18, together with Jacksonville’s look within the AFC Championship Sport all through the 2017 season.
Gipson, 34, will serve a six-game suspension to begin the 2024 marketing campaign because of a contravention of the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug coverage.
The Jaguars open the steady season on Sept. 8 on the Miami Dolphins.
–Box Stage Media
