JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence shall be restricted within the spring as he continues to recuperate from surgical procedure to restore the AC joint in his left shoulder and is on schedule to be totally cleared by the point coaching camp begins.
Jaguars coach Liam Coen stated that there is not but a set plan for a way a lot throwing Lawrence will do however that Lawrence is being monitored by vice chairman of participant well being and efficiency Jeff Ferguson and Will Wynkoop, his private energy coach, because the offseason program progresses.
“As we lead in, we’re optimistic that we’ll get there when it comes to the place we have to go,” Coen stated Wednesday. “He’ll be on a pitch depend for these issues. When it comes to the the place he has to get to, as a result of he has little contact factors he wants to achieve earlier than he can clearly get out onto the grass and do it full velocity, every little thing’s transferring ahead. He feels actually good proper now, so enthusiastic about that.”
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Lawrence had surgical procedure Dec. 17 and was in a sling till late January. He stated Wednesday that he has no deadline in thoughts for when he needs to be fully cleared.
“We do not play a recreation till this fall, so clearly I will be prepared prior to that, so I am very optimistic I will be completely good for the season,” he stated. “… I am throwing, and clearly I am sort of progressing and dealing my approach up additional distance, extra throws, simply attempting to be good and never simply leap off into the deep finish instantly. Simply attempting to work as much as it.”
Lawrence injured his shoulder towards Philadelphia on Nov. 3, sat out the following two video games, and returned to begin the Dec. 1 recreation towards Houston. He suffered a concussion in that recreation and did not play once more in 2024. He needed to clear concussion protocol, which he did Dec. 15, earlier than he was capable of have surgical procedure.
Lawrence had surgical procedure on the identical shoulder in February 2021 to restore a labrum harm and was restricted in his participation on the Jaguars’ rookie minicamp and OTAs.
The lighter throwing load will enable Lawrence to work on his footwork, which is one thing Coen stated wanted to enhance in an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio in the course of the NFL league assembly.
On Wednesday, the second day of the group’s offseason exercise program, Coen stated he would not describe Lawrence’s footwork as needing important modifications, simply extra of a tweaking.
“In the event you can have core fundamentals and footwork that you simply consider in and that you simply belief in these instances of disaster, you may have one thing to really fall again on and play with a quieted thoughts,” Coen stated. “And so this can be a nice alternative now that he’s a bit of restricted from a throwing standpoint that we will dive into the footwork, he can dive into it on his personal time and actually work at this factor. So he is dedicated to it. It is one thing that we really feel strongly about that may assist him proceed to get higher. And finally on Sundays, we hope that reveals up.
“… He is extraordinarily gifted, and he is made some unbelievable performs at essential moments and led some enormous comebacks. He is performed harm. He is accomplished so many good issues. Now it is nearly, OK, how can we fine-tune it and simply tighten it up a bit of bit to get him in a spot the place he’s snug to chop the ball free on time and in rhythm whatever the circumstances.”
Lawrence admitted that he has had some points along with his footwork and is glad to be addressing it this offseason, and it is one thing he can do on his personal at residence along with what he does on the facility.
“I feel they’ve accomplished a very good job of this [offensive] system of actually considering by way of how does it tie right into a quarterback’s toes,” Lawrence stated. “And that is what we have been speaking about, and it takes some work and flipping my stance, just a few little issues like that which can be small that many individuals would not discover, however it’s. I’ve so many banked reps of the opposite approach, I’ve bought to simply get all these by myself and work so as soon as camp comes round, I am able to go.”
