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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Titans Week 17 inactives: Wingard to likely replace Savage
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The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without several key players today in their matchup against the Tennessee Titans .
The team will be without starting left tackle Walker Little for the remainder of the year as announced by head coach Doug Pederson earlier this week.
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Little suffered a high-ankle sprain against the Las Vegas Raiders last week and will be shut down for the rest of the year. Backup lineman Cole Van Lanen will fill in for him and rookie tackle Javon Foster will be active today.
He's the fifth starter to suffer a season ending injury, joining Trevor Lawrence , Christian Kirk , Evan Engram and Gabe Davis as players who are out for the year.
Jacksonville Jaguars safety Darnell Savage (6) laughs after being unable to pick up an interception during the third quarter of an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Texans held off the Jaguars 23-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
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The team will also be with linebacker Ventrell Miller who also suffered an ankle injury and did not practice at all this week.
They signed linebacker Joe Giles-Harris to the active roster this week to add depth to the room.
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Jaguars vs. Titans Week 17 INACTIVES: Savage to miss game, Wingard likely will replace him
Jacksonville Jaguars safety Andrew Wingard (42) on the sidelines during first half action. The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Indianapolis Colts at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL Sunday, October 15, 2023. The Jaguars ended the first half with a 21 to 6 lead.
Darnell Savage was also ruled out after suffering a concussion last week and not clearing the protocol this week.
After sporting a non-contact jersey for most of training camp as he rehabbed a shoulder injury, he had a quad injury that sidelined him several weeks at the start of the season.
The team planned to originally use him as a nickel corner, emphasizing his versatility to defend in different ways. But due to injuries to other players and down performance at the safety position, he was moved to safety and has remained there for most of the year.
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With him sidelined this week, Andrew Wingard will likely get the start for the Jaguars at safety. Wingard had a strong training camp before injuring his knee in training camp.
Jacksonville Jaguars safety Andrew Wingard returned to action against the New York Jets on Dec. 15 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville.
Wingard was primed to potentially have a large role in defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen's scheme, but was sidelined for several weeks and is only now getting his legs under him.
"He was in the plan. The whole way, the rotation, the plan from the very beginning. So, he made some plays," Nielsen said earlier this week. "He had a good camp and then had an unfortunate injury, and we changed some things defensively, personnel-wise because of that. We're glad to have him back."
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He was selected as the sixth captain for the team this week and will likely have a large role on defense as the team tries to close out the year strong.
Jaguars inactives vs. Titans: DT Esezi Otomewo , DT Tyler Lacy , Savage, Little, Miller
Titans inactives vs. Jaguars: RB Tony Pollard , K Nick Folk , G Dillion Radunz, LB Otis Reese, WR Colton Dowell , OL Nicholas Petit-Frere , WR Jha'quan Jackson
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