After missing Wednesday’s practice session and working off to the side, the status of Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette remained the same Thursday. The second-year running back continued to nurse the hamstring injury in which he sustained in the second quarter of Week 1’s game against the New York Giants. Thursday injury report for #Jaguars and Patriots pic.twitter.com/rDNS0LgdF1 — Daniel Popper (@danielrpopper) September 13, 2018 The good news about Thursday’s session was that center Brandon Linder (knee) was upgraded to limited participation, while rookie linebacker Leon Jacobs (ankle) and receiver Jaydon Mickens (knee) were take off the report entirely. As we previously reported, Linder’s injury was sustained Week 2 of the preseason and the staff looks to just be taking it easy with him on a week to week basis. Lastly, linebacker Telvin Smith (back), offensive tackle Jermey Parnell (knee) and Austin Seferian-Jenkins (core) all remained limited Thursday. Smith was a new addition to the report this week, while Parnell and Seferian-Jenkins were on last week’s report, but were able to play Week 1.<doc-sep>As expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars will be making a game-time decision on running back Leonard Fournette who was listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report for Week 2’s game against the New England Patriots. The news comes after Fournette sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of the Jaguars’ regular season opener against the New York Giants. Though they struggled a bit offensively after his injury, the Jags were able to prevail by a score of 20-15. If Fournette is unable to go, the Jags will start T.J. Yeldon in his place as they did upon his injury Sunday. While the offense struggled as a whole, Yeldon was solid against the Giants and managed to accumulate 14 carries for 51 yards. He also had three receptions for 18 yards against the Giants, one of which was a touchdown. Behind Yeldon will be speedster Corey Grant, who had a pretty solid game in the Jags’ last meeting against the Patriots, accumulating three receptions for 59 receiving yards. The team also has fullback Tommy Bohanon on the roster if needed, or they could also call up running back Brandon Wilds from their practice squad.<doc-sep>EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 09: Leonard Fournette #27 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs with the ball against Janoris Jenkins #20 of the New York Giants in the first quarter at MetLife Stadium on September 9, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) The Jaguars Must Decide Who Goes After Addition of Dante Fowler on Monday The Jaguars Must Decide Who Goes After Addition of Dante Fowler on Monday by David Levin Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone told the media on Monday that running back Leonard Fournette has a “minor” hamstring injury and is list as day-to-day. The buzz with Jacksonville Jaguars this week should be about the New England Patriots coming to town in a rematch of the AFC Championship game. Instead, it might be about the status of star running back Leonard Fournette, who is dealing with a “minor” hamstring injury, according to head coach Doug Marrone. Fournette, who led the Jaguars with 1,040 yards rushing last season, left the game in the second quarter and did not return. It was reported that the former LSU star would try to give it a go in the second half of the 20-15 win over the New York Giants, but that did not happen. Now, with the team’s biggest game of the season (so far) in front of them, Fournette’s status is up in the air. “Doc said it’s a minor hamstring injury so we’re just going to treat it during the week,” Marrone said. “We’ve got a lot of time and see where it is, but you guys saw him in the locker room walking around.” Per Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com and other local sports reports, Fournette was seen walking around the locker room on Monday with a sleeve on his hamstring. DiRocco also said the 2017 first-round draft pick “politely” declined to talk about the injury. The Jaguars have both T.J. Yeldon and Corey Grant on the roster and no other replacement. Losing the power game Fournette possesses would be a huge blow to the Jaguars game plan of using the running game to set up the pass. Yeldon has replaced Fournette in the lineup before, the first time being the seventh game of the 2017 season against the Indianapolis Colts where he ran for 122 yards and a touchdown. Grant is a change of pace type of back who got a few touches on Sunday. The goal is to ease Fournette back into practice this week with further injuring his hamstring. He told Marrone it is something he had in high school and feels like it is the same kind of situation. “It’s unclear on which play Fournette suffered the injury, but he caught a screen pass for no gain on third-and-long and then went to the sideline while the Jaguars kicked a field goal to take a 6-3 lead midway through the second quarter,” DiRocco wrote. “Trainers worked on Fournette’s hamstring for several minutes before taking him to the locker room with 5 minutes, 18 seconds remaining in the first half.” This is by far the biggest game on the Jaguars schedule this season. The offense did not produce much in the second half of last weekend’s win in New York. The defense once again came up with a touchdown on an interception return by Myles Jack to preserve the win. Want your voice heard? Join the Black And Teal team! Write for us! Jacksonville managed just 305 yards of total offense and 137 yards rushing against the Giants.<doc-sep>
Leonard Fournette looked good early in the Jaguars’ season-opening win over the Giants in New York, but the star running back suffered a hamstring injury and was forced to sit for most of the contest. Will Fournette be playing this weekend? Here is the latest injury update for the star tailback. Fournette, who entered the 2018 season with major expectations, is still dealing with a minor hamstring strain. He’s not expected to practice today. Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone says the team continues to plan to take Fournette and his injury day by day. We’ll see where things stand come Sunday afternoon. “We’re just going to give it some time and see where we are and when it’s time we’ll start testing it,” Marrone said. NFL.com has more on Fournette and who could be replacing him: The bruising back went down in the first half of the Jaguars’ 20-15 win against the Giants last week. Fournette carried the ball 14 times for 41 yards and caught three passes for 14 yards before exiting in the second quarter. He was primarily relieved by T.J. Yeldon, who finished with 51 yards. The Jaguars’ offense scored on three of their first four possessions with Fournette but was shut out in the second half. Yeldon and Fournette are built similarly but Jacksonville has set its hopes on the latter blossoming into one of the league’s premier backs after selecting him No. 4 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. The Patriots slowed Fournette last January to the tune of 3.2 yards per carry over the course of 24 handoffs. Fournette had told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he plans on playing on Sunday against the Patriots. He reportedly also said that he could’ve re-entered the game against the Giants, but was being cautious. “Leonard Fournette told me repeatedly off camera too that he feels his hamstring is “good” and that he felt he could’ve come back in the game. Stayed out because ‘they were being cautious’ he said,” she tweeted. Leonard Fournette told me repeatedly off camera too that he feels his hamstring is “good” and that he felt he could’ve come back in the game. Stayed out because “they were being cautious” he said. https://t.co/YdjuwjIwaa — ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) September 9, 2018 Fournette not being able to play would be a major blow for the Jaguars as they host the Patriots. Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. E.T. on CBS.