Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence sets important injury update ahead of 2025 NFL season

Trevor Lawrence will be tasked with leading the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ ship in the upcoming 2025 NFL season, as long as his shoulder allows it. A serious injury suffered last season forced him to miss several games, but Liam Coen is hopeful he will have his franchise player on the field.

Although the former Clemson player stated to the press that he doesn’t have an exact return date, he remained optimistic about being able to return to 100% of his abilities by Week 1 of the upcoming season.

“The amount of throws might be a little lighter to start and work our way up, just until I get really, fully back,” Lawrence said of his offseason plan via NFL.com. “I imagine that and maybe just some handoff stuff will be a little limited, but besides that I think that won’t last too long. I’m throwing and obviously progressing my way up, further distance, more throws, just trying to be smart and not jump into the deep end right away. Just trying to work up to it.”

The main areas to fix, according to Lawrence

While Trevor Lawrence is considered one of the most talented quarterbacks in the NFL today, like any perfectionist, he is convinced that there are still several areas to improve, such as his footwork.

“There’s some things I’ve known about my footwork over the years of playing that I felt like have been a little bit of a weakness,” he said. “So, there’s some things that we’ve talked about of just, what are those things? What are we identifying as things to work on? And then the system is built around timing and tying your feet to your progression and playing on time. So it allows you to get back side, it allows you to get to checkdowns or whatever it may be, and you can feel comfortable playing on time. More than any system I’ve ever learned, it’s structured and based off that.

“And it takes some work. Flipping my stance, just some little things like that that are small that many people wouldn’t notice, but I have so many banked reps of the other way, I’ve got to just get all of these on my own and work them so once camp comes around I’m ready to go.”

What injury did Trevor Lawrence suffer?

Last season, Trevor Lawrence suffered two key incidents that ultimately marked the end of his time on the field with the Jaguars. On one hand, a severe concussion sustained in the game against the Texans forced him to stay on the sidelines for an extended period.

The other was a serious injury to his left shoulder, which required surgery to repair an AC joint injury. Both Liam Coen and the rest of the franchise are optimistically anticipating the QB’s return to the field for the season opener.