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Playing time decisions from Thomas, Scherff, Etienne
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Playing time decisions from Thomas, Scherff, Etienne

Jaguars starters running back Travis Etienne Jr. (hamstring), wide receivers Brian Thomas Jr. (chest) and Gabe Davis (shoulder), and right guard Brandon Scherff (knee) will see playing time in Jacksonville's Week 9 matchup against The Philadelphia Eagles are part of the decision, according to head coach Doug Pederson.

Starting left guard Ezra Cleveland “probably won't make it to this game” after suffering a sprained ankle in Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers, Pederson said.

Like Cleveland, Thomas, Davis and Scherff suffered injuries Sunday against the Packers.

Pederson suggested that Thomas, who leads Jacksonville with 573 receiving yards and five touchdowns, handled his pectoral injury well in practice this week, but noted that the Jaguars want to be cautious with his injury.

“BT did a good job,” Pederson said. “Look, you know, you still have to be careful. We're going to make sure that it's – of course it's not going to be 100%. You know, and there's no one there right now. But of course we don’t want any setback for him or for any of the boys.”

Etienne has missed Jacksonville's last two games after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 6 against the Chicago Bears.

Etienne's replacement at running back the last two weeks, Tank Bigsby, injured his ankle against the Packers and was limited in practice this week. Bigsby leads the Jaguars with 493 yards and four rushing touchdowns this season.

“He’s fine, he’s fine,” Pederson said of Bigsby. “Ankle injuries are tough. Especially running backs, but for all players. He struggled a bit yesterday and we’ll see where he is today.”

Pederson shared that Jacksonville safety Andrew Wingard, who is currently on injured reserve but returned to practice last week, has made progress this week and could be activated from reserve before the Jaguars face the Eagles.

“Dewey’s Dewey. He had a better week,” Pederson said. “We will see today and make a decision today.”

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