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Jaguars OL Cole Van Lanen (knee) listed as questionable vs. Bills
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Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen (knee) is officially questionable to suit up against the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs this weekend.
Van Lanen was recently given a three-year contract extension to make him a full-time starter on Jacksonville's offensive line. He started at left tackle over the last few games, but has played four out of five positions on the offensive line at any point in the season.
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Van Lanen did not practice on Wednesday and Thursday before returning to the field on Friday on a limited basis.
"I was happy to be back out there doing what I can. We'll see what happens," Van Lanen said Friday in the Jaguars locker room.
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If Van Lanen is unable to play, the Jaguars are likely to turn back to OL Walker Little, who has started in place of guard Patrick Mekariover the last couple of weeks of the regular season. Mekari is expected to return to the starting lineup after missing games due to a back injury.
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Jacksonville entered the week with several players listed on its injury report, including Montaric Brown(neck), Jarrian Jones(illness), Mekari (back), Greg Newsome(shoulder) and Danny Striggow(elbow/ankle). Brown and Newsome sported non-contact jerseys at practice this week.
Brown, Mekari and Newsome practiced limited all week, while Jones returned to practice Thursday before working in full on Friday. Striggow practiced on a limited basis on Wednesday and Thursday before being a full participant on Friday.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Demetrius82 or on Bluesky at Demetrius .
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