Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram injured his hamstring during pregame warmups for Week 2 game against the Cleveland Browns. He was forced to miss the game.
Now, his health is in question for the Monday Night Football game against the Buffalo Bills.
As of now, Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson has labeled the injury as week-to-week.
“It was significant enough to keep him out and hold him out of the football game [in Week 2],” Pederson said on Monday. “We’ll see where he is this week… hamstrings can be funny, so it’s kind of a week-to-week deal right now with him.”
The Jaguars looked out of sorts in Week 2’s loss to the Browns, especially on offense. They couldn’t consistently move the ball no matter what they tried.
In their defense, they were missing their top pass-catcher from last year, and they lost him right before kickoff. In 2023, Engram led the team in both targets (143) and receptions (114). He also posted the best catch percentage on the team (79.7%) among those with at least 15 catches.
Engram, a 30-year-old product out of Ole Miss, has been Trevor Lawrence’s favorite target to start the young quarterback’s career. If Engram remains out for Monday Night Football, Lawrence will rely on tight end Brenton Strange to step up, and will look for receivers like Gabe Davis, Christian Kirk, and Brian Thomas Jr. to make some more catches.
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