The Jacksonville Jaguars expect to have their full bevy of wide receivers Sunday for a Week 5 matchup against the Buffalo Bills in London.
Zay Jones, who suffered a knee injury in Week 2, and Jamal Agnew, who was out last week due to a quad injury, should be available Sunday, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson told reporters Friday.
“Both of those guys have had a really good week of preparation and practice,” Pederson said of Jones and Agnew. “Right now, [I’m] optimistic that they’ll play in this game.”
Pederson later expanded on the progress made by jones, specifically.
“I think Zay will be a go,” Pederson said. “He had a good week, barring anything coming out of today’s practice with treatments later on, hopefully no setbacks, knock on wood. He should be fine.”
Without Jones in the lineup, the Jaguars pulled veteran receiver Jacob Harris up from the practice squad in the last two weeks and relied on Tim Jones to take on a bigger offensive workload. The absence of Zay Jones was felt, though, and Tim Jones recorded only three receptions for 10 yards.
The return of Agnew is important too after backup returner Parker Washington suffered a knee injury on his first career touch.
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