5 takeaways from Day 8 of Jags training camp

The Jacksonville Jaguars took the practice fields at Episcopal School of Jacksonville for one last time on Tuesday before heading off to Canton to participate in the Hall of Fame Game. The team will be taking on the Las Vegas Raiders in the process, and the game will technically mark the start of the 2022 NFL season.

With the game coming up, it was somewhat of a walkthrough day for the team, who are now on Day 8 of training camp. As expected, Jags coach Doug Pederson had a chat with the media beforehand to update the fans on where the team stands heading into Thursday’s game.

That said, a lot of Day 8’s takeaways came from Pederson himself, but some things happened on the field that was worth taking note of. Here are some of the nuggets we were able to gather along the way as the team will have Wednesday off to travel:

Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne won’t play Thursday

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) hands off to running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) during Monday morning’s training camp session as quarterback C.J. Beathard (3) looks on. The Jacksonville Jaguars held training camp Monday, August 1, 2022, at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Knight Campus practice fields on Atlantic Blvd. One of the first things Pederson informed the media of was the game day status of Trevor Lawrence, who will be withheld from Thursday’s game. The reason for that is because Pederson feels good about where the second-year quarterback is as he’s received a lot of practice reps throughout Week 1 and 2 of camp. With that being the case, it seems there is no reason to risk injury as the Jags will have three more preseason games to get the young quarterback reps in. 

Pederson also said the team would be holding Travis Etienne out as he’s coming off a Lisfranc injury. While he’s been 100% at camp, the veteran head coach simply is being smart with Etienne, who has been a big-time star in camp and figures to be a key player for the offense. 

In general, it seems like the Jags could hold out a majority of their starters Thursday as Pederson said he wanted to get a lot of young players on the field a few days ago. That’s a wise move for a young team like the Jags, who have a lot of young drafted and undrafted selections worth evaluating. 

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