The Jaguars appear to have avoided a major loss to their passing game on Tuesday.
Wide receiver Brian Thomas left practice after coming down hard on his left shoulder during a drill in the team’s joint practice with the Buccaneers. After the session, head coach Liam Coen said that Thomas is OK and that the team will now focus on making sure he stays that way for the start of the regular season.
“I think it’s alright,” Coen said, via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com. “Just came down on his shoulder. Holding him out was smart, keep him out and then get him go for Cleveland.”
Thomas had 48 catches for 707 yards and two touchdowns during his second season, which was seen as a bit of a disappointment given his rookie production. The Jaguars are hoping he bounces back in 2026 and it doesn’t look like Tuesday’s scare will get in the way of that.
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The NFL’s second wave of “Rivalries” uniforms were unveiled on Tuesday.
All the teams from the NFC North and AFC South will wear the uniforms at some point during the 2026 season for a home game against a divisional opponent. They can be worn for games during the 2027 and 2028 seasons as well.
The first game to feature the new threads will come in Week 3 when the Colts don their new “Anvil Strike” look against the Texans. The Packers will debut their alternates in Week 5 against the Bears while Week 8 will see both the Jaguars and Lions throw on the new uniforms.
Week 10 will bring the Titans into the fold and the Texans will sport their alternate look when the Colts visit in Week 11. The Vikings will debut their rivalry outfits against the Lions in Week 15 and the Bears will be the last team to join the fun when they host Green Bay in Week 16.
Former NFL wide receiver Allen Robinson II announced his retirement on Monday.
Robinson, 33, did not play in the NFL last season.
He played for five times in his 11 seasons after the Jaguars drafted him in the second round in 2014. Robinson’s best season came in 2014 when he had 1,400 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, earning his only Pro Bowl honor.
Robinson had two 1,000-yard seasons in his four seasons with the Bears.
He played for the Rams in 2022, the Steelers in 2023 and the Lions in 2024.
Robinson finished his career with 565 catches for 7,058 yards and 43 touchdowns.
Jaguars Executive V.P. of Football Operations Tony Boselli is the newest member of the NFL’s competition committee.
Boselli, a Hall of Fame offensive tackle, is one of 12 members of the committee, which reviews issues such as playing rules, roster rules, game-day operations and player safety. The competition committee is very influential within the league, although rule changes are ultimately made by a vote of the owners, and the competition committee’s recommendations are not always followed.
The co-chairmen of the competition committee are former Falcons CEO Rich McKay and Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones.
In addition to Boselli, the other members of the committee are Bengals Executive V.P. Katie Blackburn, Giants owner John Mara, 49ers GM John Lynch, Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles, Rams coach Sean McVay, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, Broncos coach Sean Payton, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel.
The Jaguars have made a pair of roster moves on Sunday.
Jacksonville announced the club has signed defensive tackle Tommy Akingbesote.
A Cowboys seventh-round pick in 2025, Akingbesote did not make Dallas’ 53-man roster. He then spent time with Carolina and Buffalo on the practice squad.
He did not appear in a regular-season game as a rookie.
The Bills let him go last week.
As a corresponding move, the Jaguars waived cornerback Devon Marshall with an injury designation.
Panthers starting quarterback Bryce Young played 11 snaps on Friday against the Jaguars.
He completed 5 of 6 passes for 49 yards and a 100.7 passer rating despite being pressured on three of his throws.
In Young’s two drives, the Panthers punted and scored a touchdown on a seven-play, 58-yard drive. Jonathon Brooks scored on a 1-yard run.
Kenny Pickett replaced Young.
The Panthers ended the half with a 61-yard field goal by Ryan Fitzgerald.
In his rookie season, Fitzgerald didn’t try any kicks of 60 yards and had a long of 57 yards.
Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington has been out of practice this week, but his absence isn’t expected to last much longer.
Washington has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury and will not play against the Panthers on Friday night. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Washington is expected back at practice next week, however.
Washington set career highs with 58 catches for 847 yards and five touchdowns last season and is heading into the final year of the rookie deal he signed after being drafted in the sixth round in 2023.
Once healthy, Washington is expected to join Jakobi Meyers and Brian Thomas as the top wideouts in Jacksonville’s offense this season.
The Jaguars got Cole Van Lanen back from the physically unable to perform list on Thursday and they added another offensive lineman later in the day.
The team announced the signing of Timothy McKay to their 90-man roster. They released defensive lineman Quinton Bohanna in a corresponding move.
McKay entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and spent the season on the Commanders’ practice squad. He remained with Washington until being waived a couple of weeks ago.
Bohanna was a Cowboys sixth-round pick in 2021 and has played in 40 games for Dallas, Detroit, Tennessee, Seattle and Green Bay.
The Jaguars are getting a key player back on the practice field.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen is coming off the physically unable to perform list on Thursday.
Van Lanen suffered a knee injury in Week 18 of last season. The veteran appeared in 16 games with 10 starts for Jacksonville last year.
In all, Van Lanen has played 51 games with 13 starts since entering the league as a sixth-round pick in 2021.
Jacksonville also traded for offensive lineman Daniel Faalele earlier this week, acquiring him from the Giants.
The Jaguars will host a preseason matchup with the Panthers on Friday night.
Travis Hunter says he’d love to play every snap on both offense and defense for the Jaguars. But the Jaguars have other ideas.
Reporters in Jacksonville this week say Hunter is playing defense almost exclusively, a strong indication that the team plans for him to play mostly cornerback when the regular season starts. He’ll likely see some snaps at wide receiver as well, but in a part-time role.
The Jaguars already had Hunter practicing more at cornerback than wide receiver before this week, but on Monday, it was all defense: Hunter got zero 11-on-11 snaps on offense, according to John Shipley of SI.com.
At Wednesday’s joint practice with the Panthers, Hunter played 28 snaps on defense and two on offense, according to Garry Smits of the Florida Times-Union. Hunter actually did more at kicker than at wide receiver, although that appeared to be mostly messing around, and he missed four of his five field goal attempts, so it’s safe to say the Jaguars won’t be turning to him if kicker Cam Little gets hurt.
Jaguars coach Liam Coen indicated this week that when Hunter comes off the practice field on defense, the coaching staff would rather have Hunter continue watching the defense and taking mental reps than going to the other side and playing offense. That sure sounds like a coach who believes Hunter can help his team most on the defensive side of the ball.
