Camp snapshot: Day 4

JACKSONVILLE – So far, so good.

The Jaguars held Day 4 of 2022 Training Camp Thursday, with Head Coach Doug Pederson speaking to the media for the first time since camp began. A topic, unsurprisingly, was quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Pederson praised Lawrence.

Considering how Lawrence has looked early in camp, that wasn’t surprising either.

“He’s in a good place; it’s still early in camp, but we like where he’s headed,” Pederson said before Thursday morning’s practice at Knight Sports Campus of Episcopal School of Jacksonville. “He has looked sharp. He has looked crisp.

“He sees the field right now. He’s commanding the offense.”

Lawrence, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, had a near-perfect day Tuesday and another sharp day Wednesday. Thursday’s Day 4 work featured extensive red-zone work, with observers reporting four touchdown passes and an interception in that period.

Lawrence capped a red-zone period in which the offense struggled at times with a rollout touchdown run followed by a three-yard touchdown pass on a slant route to wide receiver Christian Kirk.

“The tough thing about the red zone is the field is condensed,” Kirk said. “It’s hard down there in the league and just in general. You have to be on point with your landmarks and your fundamentals and be disciplined within the play call. Offensively, we struggled a little bit.

“But that’s some of the adversity we’re going to face all training camp and throughout the season.”

With Pederson speaking before practice Thursday, Kirk – who signed with the Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent – spoke after practice. Coverage of those availabilities can be seen Wednesday on jaguars.com and Jaguars Media channels.

The Jaguars will practice again at 8:50 a.m. Saturday with a day off scheduled Friday. The first full-pads practice of ’22 camp is scheduled for Sunday, with all practices closed to the public. The Jaguars are practicing on the Episcopal sports campus while construction continues on their…