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Jacksonville Jaguars TE Evan Engram done for the season, will have shoulder surgery
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Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram will be out for the remainder of the season, per head coach Doug Pederson.
Engram has been dealing with a shoulder injury this week, missing Wednesday and Thursday's practices.
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"Unfortunately, we're going to lose Evan for the year," Pederson said on Friday. "After more MRIs, results, testing, all that, he'll have a labrum to get fixed. He'll have surgery to fix the shoulder and miss the rest of the year."
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram (17) catches a pass before an NFL football matchup Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
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Engram never missed time in Sunday's game against the Titans when the injury happened. He finished with four catches for 33 yards.
"The decision has been made," Pederson said. "He's done. He's gonna have surgery."
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Engram's season ends with 47 catches for 365 yards, a steep drop from his 2023 campaign where he recorded a franchise-best for tight ends with 114 catches and 963 yards.
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram (17) is tackled by Tennessee Titans safety Joshua Kalu (28) during the second quarter of an NFL football regular season matchup AFC South division title game Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
He also missed four games with a hamstring injury earlier this year, being sidelined as the team started slowly out the gate.
The Jaguars will turn to second-year tight end Brenton Strange to carry the load, along with Luke Farrell and Josiah Deguara .
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars' Evan Engram (labrum surgery) out for season
