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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence to be on pitch count, but will be 'perfectly good' to start year
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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is close to getting back to full speed in recovering from December surgery to repair a sprained AC joint on his left, non-throwing shoulder.
The franchise QB has been working out with vice president of player health and performance Jeff Ferguson and his personal quarterback trainer Will Wynkoop over the last few weeks and will continue to do so until the team hits the grass. Still, Lawrence gave no timetable for when he'd be full speed again when throwing or handing off the football.
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"There's not really a set deadline on it just because we don't play a game until this fall, so obviously I'm going to be ready sooner than that, so I'm optimistic," Lawrence said at the Miller Electric Center on Wednesday.
"I'll be perfectly good for the season. But, as far as just right now, I think just kind of pacing ourselves as OTAs go and working myself up to where I'm in shape as far as throwing."
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Lawrence said the number of throws, along with handing the ball off might be lighter to start before working his way up, but he's not concerned and understands there's plenty of time left before the start of the season.
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"I'm throwing, and obviously I'm kind of progressing and working my way up further distance, more throws, just trying to be smart and not just jump off into the deep end right away," Lawrence said.
Lawrence's comments echoed what head coach Liam Coen said earlier Wednesday when asked about the QB and his throwing regimen thus far this offseason, explaining that while Lawrence will be on a pitch count for some things while working his way up, but noted that he's feeling good.
"We haven't had anything to do with it at the moment," Coen explained of the team's on-field football staff and Lawrence's training.
"As we lead in, we're optimistic that we'll get there in terms of where we need to go. He'll be on a pitch count for those things in terms of where he has to get to because he has little touch points he needs to reach before he can obviously get out onto the grass and do it full speed, everything's moving forward."
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The Jaguars will continue Phase I of the offseason workout program over the next two weeks. In the meantime, while Lawrence won't necessarily be at full speed as soon as the team hits the grass, it'll allow them to work on other aspects of his game like footwork.
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Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen speaks during a press conference at Miller Electric Center Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
Last week, Coen was asked about working with Lawrence and what he can work on moving forward as the team installs a brand-new system and offense around the fifth-year signal-caller.
"We're diving into his footwork," Coen told SiriusXM NFL Radio last week during the NFL Owners meetings. "Everything with the quarterback position, so much is built on the lower half and the mind. And those are the things that we can truly control."
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Coen expanded on what he envisions as the plan for Lawrence's footwork on Wednesday, noting that it's not a change, simply a tweak.
"He's extremely talented and he's made some unbelievable plays and critical moments and led some huge comebacks. He's played hurt. He's done so many good things. Now it's just about, okay, how do we fine-tune it and just tighten it up a little bit to get him in a place where he is comfortable to cut the ball loose on time and in rhythm regardless of the circumstances," Coen explained when asked about what he's seen from Lawrence.
"And that's really what it comes down to. Being able to give him some balance around him so that he can feel like, man, not every play is on me, right? Not every play I got to, every throw I have to make is going to have to be life or death. Man. We've got to create some balance for him so that he can just go play quiet, free of failure and just go let it rip."
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) works on footwork hopping over pads during the seventh day of an NFL football training camp practice Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at EverBank Stadium’s Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
For Lawrence, he admitted that his footwork over the years of playing has been a bit of a weakness, but something he's gotten better at. Particularly with Coen's system, his reliance on footwork will be expanded.
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"The system is built around timing and tying your feet to your progression and playing on time. So it allows you to get backside, allows you to get to check downs or whatever it may be and you can feel comfortable playing on time," Lawrence explained.
"And more than any system I've ever learned, it's structured and based on that. And so everything's tied exactly to, alright, this route is on this timing, so then your next progression is off of this foot work off this time. So it all ties in perfect."
Lawrence said the system doesn't have multiple routes declaring at the same time, allowing the quarterback's feet to tie into the throw and progression within the offense, which includes flipping his stance among other subtleties.
"Just some little things like that that are small that many people wouldn't notice, but it is [important," said Lawrence.
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The Jaguars will continue to work out for the next few weeks until getting back onto the field during Phase II and ending with mandatory minicamp on June 10-12.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 or on Bluesky @ Demetrius .
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