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Jacksonville Jaguars injury report: Tank Bigsby (ankle) officially ruled out vs. Lions
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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence won't play this weekend against the Detroit Lions after being ruled out by head coach Doug Pederson due to a left, non-throwing shoulder injury on Wednesday.
Though Pederson expressed optimism regarding running back Tank Bigsby's status , the second-year back was ruled out after missing practice for a third straight day on Friday.
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Lawrence was officially ruled out via the team's game status report on Friday, too.
Pederson did not rule Lawrence out beyond this week but did not immediately indicate that he would be ready to roll in Week 13 against the Houston Texans after the team's Week 12 bye week.
"Still a question mark, but I'm optimistic, yeah," Pederson said when asked Wednesday if Lawrence could return after the bye week.
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Pederson did not rule out left guard Ezra Cleveland who has missed the last two games of the season due to an ankle injury. He said Friday that the veteran guard "should be good to go."
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Cleveland is listed as questionable.
The Jaguars have used third-string guard Blake Hance in his place after losing second-year guard Cooper Hodges for the season. Hodges suffered a severe leg injury in Week 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles .
Jaguars injury status report vs. Lions: RB Tank Bigsby officially ruled out with ankle injury
The Jaguars listed five players with injury designations. They entered the week with 13 players on the list, including Lawrence and Bigsby, who missed practice this week.
Cornerback Tyson Campbell , defensive end Josh Hines-Allen and receivers Gabe Davis and Brian Thomas Jr. sported orange non-contact pennys throughout the week, but should be good to go Sunday. All three were removed from the injury report Friday.
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The Jaguars have just two other running backs on the roster: Travis Etienne and D'Ernest Johnson.
With Bigsby out, the Jaguars have a couple of options to replace him. They can elevate RB Velus Jones Jr . from the practice squad via standard elevation or they can activate fifth-round rookie RB Keilan Robinson off of the team's injured reserve list.
Bigsby is the team's leading rusher this year. He has rushed for 519 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 5.5 yards per carry.
Jaguars final game-status report vs. Lions:Lawrence (left shoulder, OUT), Bigsby (ankle, OUT), Cleveland (ankle, questionable), DL Maason Smith (ankle, questionable), RB Keilan Robinson (toe, questionable)
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Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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