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Foye Oluokun health update: Jacksonville Jaguars' Liam Coen expects LB to play vs Bengals
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Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Foye Oluokun missed Thursday's practice with an illness.
The reigning Week 1 AFC Defensive Player of the Week showed up on the injury report , initially putting his status in jeapordy for Sunday's game agianst the Cincinnati Bengals . But head coach Liam Coen told reporters on Friday that he expects Oluokun to play.
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The eighth-year veteran linebacker is a key piece to Jacksonville defense, recording six solo tackles with a forced fumble and an interception in the season-opening win against the Carolina Panthers .
Foye Oluokun illness update
Jaguars head coach Liam Coen told reporters he expects Foye Oluokun to play. The illness wasn't revealed and it wasn't specified if he'd participate in practice on Friday. But he will be suiting up as the Jagaurs face the Bengals in Week 2.
Will Foye Oluokun play vs. Cincinnati Bengals?
Yes, Oluokun is expected to play in the Week 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He missed Thursday's practice with an illness, but should be cleared to play, per Liam Coen.
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What Jaguars coach said about Foye Oluokun's illness update
Head coach Liam Coen said, "I do" when asked if he expected Oluokun to be available to play against the Bengals.
Oluokun was named the Week 1 AFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording six solo tackles, one intereception and one forced fumble in Jacksonville's season-opening victory.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Foye Oluokun illness update: Jaguars Liam Coen expects LB to play
