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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence cleared concussion protocol and will travel with the team to Tampa Bay for Sunday’s game

Lawrence was questionable and perhaps considered 50/50 to play on Friday but he has clearly made considerable progress as the Jaguars will have their guy available in a key game Sunday against the Buccaneers. The Jaguars enter Week 16 in a three-way tie for the AFC South lead at 8-6 and could use all the help they can get. Had Lawrence not been able to play, it would have been C.J. Beathard getting the start. Lawrence checks in as our No. 7 quarterback this week.

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson says QB Trevor Lawrence will practice today. He's still in the NFL's concussion protocol, and must clear to travel to Tampa tomorrow.

Related Players: C.J. Beathard

Lawrence is trending in the right direction, and would be a much better signal-caller for the Jaguars skill positions in fantasy. If he were to play, he'd have a great matchup against the Buccaneers secondary and would be a fringe QB1 for Week 16.

No Trevor Lawrence (concussion protocol) or Zay Jones (hamstring) at Thursday’s Jaguars practice. Second consecutive day both players have missed.

All other players were present. Another day of starting reps for QB CJ Beathard.

Related Players: Calvin Ridley, Parker Washington, Jamal Agnew

Looks like it could be a Beathard week, who actually gets a great matchup against the Buccaneers this week, though it wouldn't look as decent if Zay Jones ends up missing. Calvin Ridley would get enough of a target boost to consider him a WR2, while Washington would be a FLEX option.

The Chargers signed QB Will Grier off the Patriots' practice squad, per source.

The first significant move by interim GM JoJo Wooden.

Related players: Easton Stick, Mac Jones, Bailey Zappe

Grier will likely backup Stick, who is coming off a 63-21 thumping where threw three TDs and one INT for collecting 257 yards through the air. On the Patriots side, it looks like their QB carousel is getting smaller as they lose another quarterback after Malik Cunningham signed with the Ravens last week.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was placed into the concussion protocol after Sunday night's 23-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at EverBank Stadium.

Related players: C.J. Beathard

Head coach Doug Pederson said Lawrence was hurt on one of his three scrambles on the Jaguars' final possession but was unsure which one. This puts his status for Sunday's critical game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in jeopardy. The Jaguars, Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts are tied atop the AFC South at 8-6, the story pointed out. As we've stated before, the trend is players tend to miss a week of action when placed in protocol. Lawrence owners may want to start coming up with a backup plan now.

Jaguars HC Doug Pederson said QB Trevor Lawrence (ankle) should be a full participant in practice today.

Related Players: C.J. Beathard

Lawrence performed fine while dealing with his ankle injury in Week 13, scoring 17.4 fantasy points on a 257-3-3 stat line. He and his ankle will have a slightly easier matchup against the Ravens this week, which puts him on the fringe of the QB1/2 considerations.

The Jaguars didn’t get the win on Sunday, but on a positive note quarterback Trevor Lawrence got through the game just fine.

“I felt pretty good, all things considered,” Lawrence said in his postgame press conference. “That was a positive out of today. I guess that’s the only one. I didn’t re-injure my ankle, or tweak or anything. I felt pretty good. It held up. I was able to move when needed. It was good.”

As the story said, Lawrence kept his starting streak alive. He was, of course, dealing with a high ankle sprain after a Monday night game. Lawrence finished Week 14 by going 28-of-50 for 257 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. While the Jags probably didn't want him to throw 50 times, and the three picks were ideal for fantasy owners, it looks like Lawrence will be good to go for owners who need him in the upcoming fantasy playoffs.

Jaguars HC Doug Pederson said Trevor Lawrence will be questionable & game-time decision for Sunday vs. Browns.

Lawrence moved around a little at practice yesterday & will today. Pederson said he’s “optimistic” for this weekend & talked Lawrence’s history of playing the week after an injury.

Related Players: C.J. Beathard

It would seem that Lawrence is trending in the right direction, but you have to have a contingency plan in place leading up to kickoff. Luckily it is a 1:00 game, so you won't have to wait through a chunk of the slate before we have our answer.

Jaguars placed WR Christian Kirk on the injured reserve list due to his core injury. He’s out a minimum of four weeks.

Related Players: Calvin Ridley, Zay Jones, Evan Engram, Parker Washington

Every piece of the receiving corp seemed to get an increase in usage after Kirk sadly went down after only one route (a catch for 26 yards) on Monday Night Football. Ridley continued to be mostly ineffectual with his usage, while tight end Evan Engram and rookie Parker Washington made the most of their opportunities.
Depending on QB Trevor Lawrence's availability in the upcoming weeks, the tertiary pieces of this offense could continue to shine.

Jaguars’ HC Doug Pederson said QB Trevor Lawrence will not practice today.

Related Players: C.J. Beathard

Considering he couldn't put any weight on his ankle just two days ago, we shouldn't expect Lawrence to hit the practice field any time this week, which puts his Week 14 availability in question. Though C.J. Beathard is a perfectly acceptable backup quarterback, he would be in line to take on a very tough Browns defense, which pushes him out of fantasy consideration.