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Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson confirms loss of WR Gabe Davis for the season
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Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson has lost another wide receiver for the season.
Pederson confirmed on Monday that Gabe Davis is out for the final six games because of a knee injury he sustained in Sunday's 52-6 loss to the Detroit Lions . Davis has a torn meniscus after running a route in the third quarter and needing assistance to leave the field.
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Davis missed one game this season and was hampered in two others with a shoulder injury
"He is going to miss the rest of the season," Pederson said at the Miller Electric Center. "I hated it for him. He's battled this season but he was in good spirits today."
Davis joins Christian Kirk in missing the remainder of the season. Davis caught 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns but had only three receptions for 35 yards in his last four games.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mac Jones (10) pats wide receiver Gabe Davis on the helmet as Davis is helped off the field during the third quarter of their game against Detroit on Nov. 17, at Ford Field.
Who could replace Gabe Davis ?
Davis was a starter when the team used three wide-receiver sets. Devin Duvernay, who returned from injury this week, could replace him, or the Jaguars could pull another wide receiver from the practice squad.
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Austin Trammell played against the Eagles earlier this season and i s an option, along with Elijah Cooks , Velus Jones Jr., or Joshua Cephus .
Jaguars rookie wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. , said Davis, a fifth-year veteran who signed in free agency from the Buffalo Bills , was a steadying influence on him this season.
"I'm praying he gets better," Thomas said. "He was one of the veterans I looked up to ... him and [Christian] Kirk when I first came in, they took me in and taught me a lot of stuff. I'm going to miss him for sure. He fought through a lot of injuries this season. It just shows how much he was willing to give for the team and how much of a team player he is."
Nothing new on Trevor Lawrence
Pederson said none of the other players who came out at times during the game appear to have serious injuries and they will have the bye week to recover before the Jaguars face the Houston Texans at home on Dec. 1 (1 p.m., FOX).
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Offensive guard Ezra Cleveland (ankle), offensive tackle Walker Little (knee), center Mitch Morse (eye), cornerback Montaric Brown (shoulder) and cornerback Tyson Campbell (shoulder) should be ready to practice next week, Pederson said.
There was nothing new on the status of quarterback Trevor Lawrence (left shoulder), who has missed his last two games. Pederson was non-commital after the Lions game.
"We'll see ... we'll see how he does during the week of this bye and see where he's at," Pederson aid. "I'm not going to commit right now obviously. We still have a ways away, but we'll see. We'll see how he does this week, and we have time, so we'll figure that out."
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars confirm reports that WR Gabe Davis out for season
