Trevor Lawrence is trying to be cautious and aggressive with his sprained throwing shoulder, hoping the approach could help him return to the starting lineup for Jacksonville’s pivotal regular-season finale at Tennessee on Sunday.
Lawrence practiced in a limited capacity on Wednesday but did not throw during the portion of practice open to reporters. He missed all of last week while resting his right shoulder and sat out Sunday’s 26-0 win against Carolina, ending a streak of 51 consecutive starts for the first overall pick in the 2021 draft.
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“It’s feeling better,” Lawrence said Wednesday. “Obviously missing last week’s game is a little slower than I would’ve liked it to be progressing, but it actually feels pretty decent. It’s getting better every day. Just trying to be cautious but also aggressive in how I’m trying to treat it, so I can get back as quick as possible but also be smart. So it’s a fine line.”
Lawrence sprained an AC joint while diving for a first down on a fourth-and-1 play the previous week at Tampa Bay. He could barely lift his arm in the locker room afterward and has been unable to throw much since.
“Certain movements bother it more than others,” he said. “There’s some things that I can do and there’s some areas where I have totally normal strength and it’s functional and all that. But in certain positions, it does get a little bit … there’s some aggravation, but that’s getting better every day. Still would like to see that go down a little bit more before I just totally let it loose.”
The Jaguars (9-7) need a victory against the Titans to secure the AFC South for the second consecutive season. They could still make the playoffs with a loss, but they would need Pittsburgh and Denver to lose to eke into the postseason as the AFC’s No. 7 seed.
Lawrence wants to be on the field for it instead of watching from the sideline.
“The way I see it, if you can play, you play. If you can’t, then you can’t and you…
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