JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette will be out indefinitely after aggravating a right hamstring injury during the team's victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. Coach Doug Marrone also said he's unsure when the team will be able to determine how much time Fournette will miss. "I really don't know," Marrone said. "Believe me, if I knew exactly what the deal was and I could tell you -- three [games], six, 10, IR, whatever -- I would. I just don't know. Those injuries are tough. We talked about it by position. We talked about it by player. We've talked about it every other way. "I thought he was looking good. ... You guys see him working [in practice] ,but it's different when you're playing a game. The game's different." Marrone was asked if short-term IR was a consideration, but he said he mentioned that as a way to illustrate that he was unable to be definitive about how long Fournette will be out. If the team were to place Fournette on short-term IR, he could not practice for at least six weeks from the date he was placed on IR and could not return to the active roster for at least eight weeks. Fournette had an MRI on Sunday following the Jaguars' 31-12 victory at TIAA Bank Field, and Marrone said the injury does not appear to be more serious than it was when he first hurt his right hamstring late in the first half of the season opener. Marrone said Fournette feels a "catch" in the hamstring when he tries to accelerate to top speed. "There's a thing that's just pulling at it," Marrone said. "It's legit. There is something there, and we've just got to do everything we can to get that out. That whatever thing is that feels like it catches. That's all I know. "I don't know all the doctor talk about it. I'm just trying to give you the layman's talk. It's just, 'Hey, I just got this little thing. It feels like it catches. It doesn't enable me to open up.'" Fournette ran 11 times for 30 yards and caught one pass for 5 yards before going to the bench late in the first half against the Jets. The team originally said he was questionable to return, but he went back onto the field for the Jaguars' final drive. The team ruled him out for the second half. Fournette missed the Jaguars' games against New England and Tennessee, and based on what Marrone said Monday it's unlikely Fournette plays on Sunday in Kansas City. The Jaguars (3-1) play at Dallas the following week before playing host to Houston and then traveling to London for the team's annual home game in Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars have their bye the following week, so it's not out of the question that Fournette could be held out until their Week 10 game at Indianapolis on Nov. 11.<doc-sep>EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 09: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Leonard Fournette #27 of the Jacksonville Jaguars in action against Janoris Jenkins #20 of the New York Giants on September 9, 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jaguars defeated the Giants 20-15. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Leonard Fournette has done almost nil through five weeks, and now his fantasy owners may have to do without him for a while longer. If you saw 20 carries for 71 yards on a stat line for Leonard Fournette, it would ideally be a modest single game total. But that’s what he’s done in two games thus far, leaving both with a hamstring injury, and he’s now going to miss a fourth game this week. Fournette’s fantasy owners have already had to do without his contribution for most of the season thus far. But now, according to Florida Football Outsiders, the Jaguars are contemplating sitting Fournette out through their Week 9 bye. Fournette was originally injured in Week 1 against the New York Giants, then missed the next two games before returning against the New York Jets in Week 4 and aggravating his hamstring injury. Hehas been ruled out very early in each of the last two weeks, so his return to action does not seem imminent anyway. Jacksonville hosts the Houston Texans in Week 7, then in Week 8 they play the Philadelphia Eagles in London. Then comes their Week 9 bye. The Jaguars have gotten competent play out of T.J. Yeldon in Fournette’s place. Depth became a concern after Corey Grant suffered a season-ending foot injury last Sunday, and they signed Jamaal Charles this week. Making sure Fournette is 100 percent healthy for the final stretch of the regular season and a potential playoff run is important for the Jaguars, and Yeldon in combination with Charles probably allows them to be cautious with his return. But Fournette have to be held in a bench spot by his fantasy owners, with the idea he’ll miss at least two more games on top of the four he has already missed. Then there’s the bye week, which all players have, obviously, which would render Fournette unavailable until Week 10. There will be four regular season weeks left in most leagues at that point. So those who used a first or second-round pick on Fournette should be be ready to wait and hope for a notable contribution at the most important time of the fantasy season.<doc-sep>by Blaine Blontz | Buccaneers Correspondent | Fri, Oct 12th 4:05pm EDT Head coach Doug Marone told reporters that Leonard Fournette has a chance to play Week 7. Fournette has already been ruled out for Week 6's contest with a hamstring injury. (Daniel Popper on Twitter) Fantasy Impact: There have been rumblings that Fournette could also be sidelined through the team's Week 9 bye, so a return earlier than that would certainly benefit owners. It's quickly becoming a lost season for Fournette. In his absence, T.J. Yeldon remains a solid RB2 with RB1 upside as he showed Week 5.<doc-sep>
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been without the services of star running back Leonard Fournette due to a hamstring injury that has continued to linger on and keep him out off the field. This could now be a situation that bleeds into the second half of the season with a recent report suggesting that Fournette could be sidelined until Week 10. A report has surfaced that suggests the Jags could possibly sit Leonard Fournette until Week 10. pic.twitter.com/O9y3ukH5Ix — Rotoworld Football (@Rotoworld_FB) October 11, 2018 This has been a discouraging situation for Fournette, who was hoping to build off a strong rookie campaign while helping push his team another playoff. Instead, he has missed three out of the first five games of the year due to hamstring issues. it has been something hasn’t been able to shake fully that has left the Jaguars without their primary offensive weapon to lead the charge out of the backfield. His absence has pushed backup T.J. Yeldon into the spotlight to carry the workload in the process as he has notched 258 rushing yards and a touchdown along with 22 receptions for 194 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The Jaguars have also brought in another proven running back to the mix in Jamaal Charles after the team saw yet another running back go down with an injury as Corey Grant suffered a Lisfranc injury in his foot that has ended his 2018 season. The team is looking to get any sort of stability in the running game, which has proven to be a little more challenging given the game-changing ability that Leonard Fournette possesses. Although this report does suggest that he could be out for a bit longer, it is something that the Jaguars will continue to monitor moving forward with him already being declared out for this week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. There should be much more to come on this front over the next several days that should give the team a better idea concerning Fournette’s health.