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Jacksonville Jaguars training camp observations: QBs more accurate, first day in pads looms
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The preliminaries are over and regardless of how good a Jacksonville Jaguars player or positon group may have looked in the first four days of training camp, a new phase begins on July 28 when the team will practice in full pads for the first time.
That means several questions might on the way to being answered:
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Has the offensive and defensive lines improved over last year?
How will first-round draft pick Travis Hunter hold up trying to play both sides of the ball?
Will rookie running back Bhayshul Tuten hit holes and break into the clear like he's done in helmets and shorts?
Will this be a more physical football team?
The Jaguars practiced in shorts and small shoulder pads on Sunday, July 27, on the hottest day of the preseason so far. The forecast for July 28 is expected to be even hotter and going to full pads could make it a very long and rugged two hours or so.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (7) can’t get a hold of an over thrown pass while running a route during an NFL training camp fourth session at the Miller Electric Center, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
Jaguars training camp report
No. 4, July 27
Duration: One hour, 50 minutes, helmets and spiders (small shoulder pads)
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Conditions: 83 degrees, 78 percent humidity, 89-degree heat index to start; 90 degrees, 65 percent humidity, 95-degree heat index at the finish.
Injuries: None reported. Cornerback Montaric Brown was out for the third day in a row with what the team has described as a lower leg injury. ... Guard Patrick Mekari missed practice, two days after leaving with back spasms. ... Tight end Johnny Mundt missed a second practice for undisclosed reasons.
Jaguars offense notes
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After going a combined 28 of 50 (56 percent) in the previous practice, the Jaguars quarterbacks were a bit sharper and completed 29 of 47 in 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 team periods. Trevor Lawrence was 13 of 18 in 11-on-11 and 4 of 6 in 7-on-7 and threw two touchdown passes to Brian Thomas, Jr., on red-zone possessions.
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Backup quarterback Nick Mullens was 9 of 17 combined.
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Thomas scored his first TD when he caught the ball and put a quick move on linebacker Chad Muma , then beat cornerback Doneiko Slaughter in the back of the end zone and had some nice footwork to stay inbounds.
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There are still some plays where the quarterback and receiver are not on the same page in Liam Coen's offense. Lawrence and wide receiver Parker Washington , who had several good connections in the previous practice, had one such play, with the ball sailing out of bounds when Parker turned inside and Lawrence appeared to think he was going outside.
Jaguars defense notes
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After getting its hands on 11 balls in the previous practice, the defense knocked down seven, with rookie Travis Hunter and Jourdon Lewis getting two each. One was when he dropped an interception in the flat, with nothing but green grass in front of him.
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The Jaguars defensive line has had at least one pass batted down in each practice, and it was Travon Walker's turn, knocking down a Mullens pass. Walker also rushed Mullens into another incompletion and Josh Hines-Allen had a pressure on Mullens.
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Lewis and Darnell Savage both had break-ups on deep passes. Lewis knocking one down from Lawrence to Dyami Brown and Savage breaking up a Mullens' pass to Joshua Cephus .
Jaguars special teams notes
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After making 3 of 5 field-goal attempts under live conditions on day two of training camp, kicker Cam Little made 6 of 6, with two coming at the end of two-minute drill periods. The second was from 52 yards out.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars camp observations: Trevor Lawrence hits Brian Thomas Jr., for TDs
