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Travis Hunter officially placed on IR, Jacksonville Jaguars make roster moves before Vegas
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Jacksonville Jaguars receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter has officially been placed on injured reserve and will miss at least the team's next four games.
A league source confirmed to the Times-Union that an MRI on Hunter's right knee showed that his ACL is intact. ESPN was first to report the news. Hunter injured his right knee while on defense on Thursday. Coen said it was of the non-contact variety.
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The team also announced a slew of moves in addition to Hunter's recent designation. In a corresponding move, the team signed receiver Austin Trammell from the team's practice squad to its active roster. The team also placed safety Eric Murray on IR.
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Hunter totaled 28 catches for 298 yards and a touchdown through seven games this season. Defensively, Hunter totaled 15 tackles and three pass breakups at corner.
Hunter could miss more time, given the non-contact nature of his right knee injury, which he sustained while playing cornerback during Thursday's practice. While the team's cornerback room with Greg Newsome II , Montaric Brown and Jourdan Lewis on top of the depth chart is solid, they'll need to figure out what to do at receiver.
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Jacksonville's receiver position is in a state of flux with Hunter on the sideline. Former first-round pick, receive r Brian Thomas Jr. , will be called upon to step up his game. Thomas has not looked like himself through seven games. He currently has at least five drops, including one that likely cost the team a win in Week 2 over the Bengals .
Still, Jaguars head coach Liam Coen is confident that Thomas is up for the challenge and that the wideout showed he was during practice this week.
"I really think watching this week's practice, feeling [Brian Thomas] out there, specifically Wednesday, Thursday, not as much counting the bonus day. He practiced the best I've seen him practice. I mean that. Truly believe that," said Coen. "Told him that and really expect him to show up and make some huge plays for us as we go. And look, you don't have to go and be anybody but the best version of B.T.J. and that's going to be damn good enough."
Thomas has caught 27 passes for 365 yards and a touchdown this year. His usage will likely rise with Hunter's absence, as will that of receiver Dyami Brown and Parker Washington , who have played significant snaps at various points this season.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Travis Hunter (knee) officially on IR, Jaguars make roster moves
