JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will probably be restricted within the spring as he continues to recuperate from surgical procedure to restore the AC joint in his left shoulder and is on schedule to be absolutely cleared by the point coaching camp begins.
Jaguars coach Liam Coen mentioned that there is not but a set plan for a way a lot throwing Lawrence will do however that Lawrence is being monitored by vice chairman of participant well being and efficiency Jeff Ferguson and Will Wynkoop, his private power coach, because the offseason program progresses.
“As we lead in, we’re optimistic that we’ll get there by way of the place we have to go,” Coen mentioned Wednesday. “He’ll be on a pitch rely for these issues. By way of the the place he has to get to, as a result of he has little contact factors he wants to achieve earlier than he can clearly get out onto the grass and do it full pace, every little thing’s transferring ahead. He feels actually good proper now, so enthusiastic about that.”
Lawrence had surgical procedure Dec. 17 and was in a sling till late January. He mentioned Wednesday that he has no deadline in thoughts for when he desires to be utterly cleared.
“We do not play a sport till this fall, so clearly I’ll be prepared ahead of that, so I am very optimistic I will be completely good for the season,” he mentioned. “… I am throwing, and clearly I am sort of progressing and dealing my method up additional distance, extra throws, simply attempting to be good and never simply soar off into the deep finish instantly. Simply attempting to work as much as it.”
Lawrence injured his shoulder towards Philadelphia on Nov. 3, sat out the following two video games, and returned to begin the Dec. 1 sport towards Houston. He suffered a concussion in that sport and did not play once more in 2024. He needed to clear concussion protocol, which he did Dec. 15, earlier than he was in a position to have surgical procedure.
Lawrence had surgical procedure on the identical shoulder in February 2021 to restore a labrum damage and was restricted in his participation on the Jaguars’ rookie minicamp and OTAs.
The lighter throwing load will enable Lawrence to work on his footwork, which is one thing Coen mentioned wanted to enhance in an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio through the NFL league assembly.
On Wednesday, the second day of the crew’s offseason exercise program, Coen mentioned he would not describe Lawrence’s footwork as needing important modifications, simply extra of a tweaking.
“For those who can have core fundamentals and footwork that you simply consider in and that you simply belief in these instances of disaster, you might have one thing to really fall again on and play with a quieted thoughts,” Coen mentioned. “And so this can be a nice alternative now that he’s a bit of restricted from a throwing standpoint that we are able to dive into the footwork, he can dive into it on his personal time and actually work at this factor. So he is dedicated to it. It is one thing that we really feel strongly about that may assist him proceed to get higher. And in the end on Sundays, we hope that exhibits up.
“… He is extraordinarily proficient, and he is made some unbelievable performs at vital moments and led some large comebacks. He is performed harm. He is finished so many good issues. Now it is nearly, OK, how can we fine-tune it and simply tighten it up a bit of bit to get him in a spot the place he’s snug to chop the ball unfastened on time and in rhythm whatever the circumstances.”
Lawrence admitted that he has had some points together with his footwork and is glad to be addressing it this offseason, and it is one thing he can do on his personal at residence along with what he does on the facility.
“I feel they’ve finished a extremely good job of this [offensive] system of actually pondering by means of how does it tie right into a quarterback’s toes,” Lawrence mentioned. “And that is what we have been speaking about, and it takes some work and flipping my stance, just a few little issues like that which might be small that many individuals would not discover, however it’s. I’ve so many banked reps of the opposite method, I’ve obtained to only get all these by myself and work so as soon as camp comes round, I am able to go.”
