On Thursday, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced that they placed cornerback Jourdan Lewis on injured reserve with a foot injury.
Lewis suffered the injury against Denver last Sunday. According to NFL Network, Lewis will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season.
Prior to Friday’s practice, head coach Liam Coen discussed Lewis being placed on IR.
“Always hard when you lose a leader, your lead communicator guy that brings energy, and focus and playmaking to our defense,” Coen said. “So, that’s always hard but he’s handled it like a pro.”
“We’ve just got to have to see how he handles it, I have no question about how he will. He’s done a nice job and those guys up front have done a nice job preparing him.”
Coach Coen on Jonah Monheim stepping up on the o-line. pic.twitter.com/Goh511kPCL
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This season, Lewis has held opponents to just 7.6 yards per catch while recording two interceptions and four pass breakups. Most of Lewis’ snaps came from the nickel.
The Jaguars signed Lewis as a free agent during the 2025 offseason to a three-year, $30 million deal.
Along with his contributions on the field, Lewis quickly became one of the leaders of this Jaguars’ team.
“He’ll definitely help us,” Coen added. “There’s no question throughout this stretch as we go. The guys all trust him, they all believe in him. He’ll have great guidance for all those guys that are playing in the back end and be able to continue to contribute that way.”
Without Lewis moving forward, Jarrian Jones will step in at the nickel, with Greg Newsome and Montaric Brown outside.
“He’ll definitely help us. There’s no question throughout this stretch as we go. The guys all trust him, they all believe in him. He’ll have great guidance for all those guys that are playing in the back end and be able to continue to contribute that way.”
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