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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Raiders Week 16 inactives: CB Ronald Darby a healthy scratch
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are getting set to take on the Las Vegas Raiders and they entered this week's matchup with not much to write home about on the injury front.
Still, there is some noise among inactives today with veteran corner Ronald Darby slated to be a healthy scratch for the first time this season.
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Last week, the team placed tight end Evan Engram on injured reserve . He underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum sustained during the team's win over the Tennessee Titans the week prior.
Jacksonville is also without its starting quarterback, Trevor Lawrence after he underwent shoulder surgery a week ago to repair an AC joint sprain in his left, non-throwing shoulder. Lawrence was placed on IR after the team's Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans .
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During the Texans game, Lawrence sustained a concussion that likely would have kept him out for at least a week or two. Therefore, Lawrence and the team decided to shut his season down to repair his shoulder.
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There is no timetable for either to return, but they aren't expected to be out of commission the entire offseason.
The Jaguars ended this week with all players listed on their injury report good to go, left with no statuses.
Jaguars vs. Raiders Week 16 inactives: Ronald Darby a healthy scratch
After starting 12 games for the Jaguars this season, Darby did not participate at all last week while active. He's played in 13.
This week, he's slated to miss the game, listed among the team's four inactive players.
Darby's benching came in favor of 2022 seventh-round pick Montaric 'Buster' Brown.
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Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said during the week that the team wanted to see Brown more and allow rookie DeAntre Prince to get some run. Prince has been active most of the season but has not played.
"I think it's going to be great for him," Pederson said of Prince. "Regardless of the number of snaps, hopefully, in the next couple of games, he gets quite a few, and it gives us an insight into the type of player and to who Tre is. He works obviously hard at practice, and it's an opportunity to go play.
"It gives the player a lot of confidence if he can go out and play, play well and do some good things. For us too, it gives us, again, that insight to how can this player help us, in Tre's case, in the future, and where can we use him on defense. These next few weeks, a lot of our young players, it's just that — a great opportunity for them."
Jaguars tight end Brenton Strange was listed with a shoulder injury this week and participated with an orange non-contact penny. He was removed from the injury report on Friday alongside offensive linemen Brandon Scherff (shoulder/knee), Ezra Cleveland (knee) and Walker Little (ankle) were also listed with injuries this week but received no status on Friday.
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Jaguars inactives vs. Raiders:Darby, OL Javon Foster , DT Esezi Otomewo and DT Jordan Jefferson
Raiders inactives vs. Jaguars: Carter Bradley (emergency third quarterback), CB Sam Webb, CB Nate Hobbs , LB Kana'I Mauga, G Jordan Meredith and DT Matthew Butler
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 or on Bluesky @ Demetrius .
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