Mac Jones started two games in Lawrence’s place, completing 31 of 51 passes for 249 yards and no touchdowns with three interceptions. The Jaguars had 143 and 170 yards offense against Minnesota and Detroit.
Pederson said while the plan is for Lawrence to practice mostly with the first-team offense, Jones also will take starting repetitions this week.
“It probably wouldn’t be 50-50, but still Mac would get opportunities to take first-team reps just to keep him fresh and keep him engaged,” Pederson said. “We’d love to see Trevor get the bulk of the work when the ones are out there.”
Added Lawrence, “I’m preparing to play and I’m preparing, but if that’s not going to happen, you want to make sure that if Mac’s going to play, that he gets some reps and is prepared as well. It’s something you have to assess every day.
“There’s a lot to consider. I feel the best I felt in the past few weeks, so I’m excited about it.”
Pederson said pain tolerance will be a factor in Lawrence’s status.
“It’s just the comfort level of what he can tolerate and go from there,” Pederson said. “We know that playing a position you’re going to get hit and take hits, but I don’t think that’s necessarily the issue as much as just tolerating the pain level.”
Lawrence has played through injuries multiple times in his career, starting three times last season after leaving the previous week’s game with an injury.
“It’s nothing new,” tight end Evan Engram said. “It’s who he is. It’s how much he cares for the team and how much he loves football. He wants to come out and be great and push through adversity. That’s just the type of guy he is and the type of player he is.”
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