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Trevor Lawrence to practice, take 'bulk' of reps says Jacksonville Jaguars' Doug Pederson
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Trevor Lawrence could return to the gridiron Sunday against the Houston Texans if the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback can overcome a left, non-throwing shoulder injury that's kept him out of the team's last two matchups.
Lawrence practiced on Monday for the first time since Week 10, getting re-acclimated after the team's Week 12 bye week. Lawrence was held out of practice in the team's lead-up to the game against the Detroit Lions in Week 11 and practiced limited leading up to the team's Week 10 game against the Minnesota Vikings .
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On Wednesday, Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said that Lawrence looked "good" in practice Monday and will be practicing again Wednesday, receiving the bulk of the first-team reps.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson talks with quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) during the second quarter an NFL football matchup Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tennessee Titans 34-14. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
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"It's encouraging. We'll get through today. Obviously I'm not going to commit [to playing or sitting], but it was a good start to the week and so we'll see how he handles much more of a workload today," Pederson said.
Backup quarterback Mac Jones will still receive some first-team reps in the event Lawrence cannot suit up against the Texans, but Pederson hopes Lawrence can take most of them.
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"Mac will get opportunities to take first-team reps just to keep him fresh and keep him engaged, but we'd love to see Trevor get the bulk of the work with the ones out there today," said Pederson.
Pederson said that Lawrence will deal with comfort-level issues more so than anticipating another hit, something he said will happen week-to-week.
"I think it's just the comfort level of what he can tolerate and go from there. So we know that playing a position you're going to get hit and take hits, but I don't think that's necessarily the issue as much as just tolerating the pain level," Pederson said of Lawrence's injury and risk of getting hit.
The Jaguars will take on the Texans this Sunday, and Lawrence's presence could give the team some juice to finish out the season.
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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 or on Bluesky @ Demetrius .
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) may return for Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday
