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The Jaguars are “leaning” toward activating cornerback Tyson Campbell from their injured reserve in Week 7 before hosting the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium in London, Jacksonville head coach Doug Pederson revealed Wednesday.
Campbell’s 21-day injured reserve practice window was opened by the Jaguars shortly before Pederson virtually met with reporters and the team began to practice Wednesday morning.
“We’re excited to be in a position to open his window,” Pederson said.
“And really it just allows him, the player, to just kind of work himself back into practice. He’s been training and rehabbing, [but] it’s different from the football movements and it’s a way for us as coaches, too, to monitor that and keep him in kind of a controlled environment.”
Campbell was placed on Jacksonville’s injured reserve Sept. 12 after injuring his hamstring in Week 1 against Miami. He finished the game with three tackles including one for loss.
The injury led Campbell to miss the Jaguars’ last four games and will likely leave him out of Week 6 against the Chicago Bears, also in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, barring a surprise acceleration of his recovery timeline in practice this week.
Campbell, who signed a four-year, $76.5 million contract extension with Jacksonville in July, has recorded 207 tackles with seven for loss, six interceptions, 30 defended passes and two forced fumbles in 44 career appearances.
Pederson suggested Campbell has handled his injury well despite its timing, before the first game of the season even concluded.
“I see Tyson every day and he’s got a smile on his face. He’s a great kid, obviously,” Pederson described. “He’s handled it well. Been in a great frame of mind, he’s attacked his rehab and he’s in a position now to work himself back.”