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Jacksonville Jaguars camp report: Trevor Lawrence near-perfect in the longest day of camp
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On the longest, hottest day of training camp for the Jacksonville Jaguars — with one practice — quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Mac Jones performed decidedly better than the day before at the Miller Electric Center.
Lawrence was especially sharp, repeating his habit in camp of following a marginal day (he was 14 of 21 on Monday) with a superb day.
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Lawrence had only one incompletion in 29 attempts, and that was a drop by tight end Brenton Strange. Lawrence threw three TD passes in a 7-on-7 period in the red zone and saved his best pass for his final turn with the ball, hitting Parker Washington in stride with a deep TD pass covering around 50 yards, beating Tre Flowers .
The Jaguars toiled for more than two hours on Tuesday, splitting time indoors and out. Their reward for such a long day: Wednesday will be the shortest practice of camp, scheduled to last only one hour and five minutes.
It also will be the 20th and final training camp practice of 2024.
Jacksonville Jaguars assistant coach Greg Austin works with offensive tackle Steven Jones on his technique during a training camp practice on Aug. 20 at the Miller Electric Center.
The day may have seemed longer and hotter since the Jaguars banged on each other in a series of 11-on-11 periods, with only one brief 7-on-7 period that lasted only eight plays.
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The Jags ran 73 11-on-11 plays. In comparison, they averaged 65.5 players per game last season. Cleveland led the NFL with 69.8 plays.
Fortunately, there were no reported injuries. The Jaguars will play at Atlanta on Friday (7 p.m., FOX-30).
Practice report
Duration: Two hours, 25 minutes, lower pads, spiders (small shoulder pads), helmets.
Weather conditions: At the time the team went outside for the final hours of practice, it was partly cloudy and 92 degrees, 61 percent humidity and a heat index of 95 degrees.
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson (right) chats with tight ends coach Richard Angulo during the team's training camp practice on Aug. 20 at the Miller Electric Center.
Injuries: Not practicing -- WR Christian Kirk (calf), LB Foye Oluokun (hamstring), QB C.J. Beathard (groin), RB Keilan Robinson (toe), CB Christian Braswell (oblique), S Daniel Thomas (heel). Kirk, Oluokun and Braswell were seen practicing on the side.
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Offense: Lawrence rolls three in the red zone
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Lawrence's three TD passes in the 7-on-7 red zone period were to Washington, Brian Thomas Jr., and Devin Duvernay.
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Mac Jones was 14 of 22 in 11-on-11 periods and 2 of 4 in 7-on-7. He threw a TD pass to Joshua Cephus in the latter period, with Tyson Campbell whiffing on the tackle to keep Cephus out of the end zone.
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Wide receiver Tim Jones had a nice catch from Lawrence on the next-to-last play of practice. Amani Oruwariye deflected the ball out of Jones' hands, but Jones reacted and snatched the ball back.
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Tight end Josiah Deguara continues to quietly have a good camp. He made a great catch in tight coverage on a Jones pass in which he fought for the 50-50 ball.
Defense: Chad Muma gets a fumble recovery
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The defensive play of the game was linebacker Chad Muma's scoop and score from about 20 yards out when Jones fumbled a snap.
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Tyson Campbell made up for his missed tackle in the red zone when he read Jones' fake to Gary Brightwell and an attempted bootleg run. Campbell stopped Jones for little to no gain.
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During one three-play sequence with Jones at quarterback, the secondary had everyone covered, forcing Jones to hold the ball until the whistle blew, linebacker Ventrell Miller blitzed and hurried Jones into an incompletion and Montaric Brown broke up a pass.
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Other pass break-ups came from Andre Cisco in the red zone, Terrell Edmunds and Jarrian Jones.
Special teams: Cam Little slams home a long one
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Cam Little kicked a 57-yard field goal indoors with a live rush, which may have been good from beyond 60 yards. He was 3 of 3 for the day, improving his training camp record (against 11-on-11 live periods) to 43 of 51 (84.3 percent) overall and 18 of 23 (78.3 percent) for attempts 50 yards and longer.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars camp report: Trevor Lawrence-to-Parker Washington TD highlights day
