{"id":381082,"date":"2025-09-19T20:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/381082\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T20:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:09:08","slug":"will-brian-thomas-jr-play-vs-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/381082\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Brian Thomas Jr. play vs. Texans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will Jaguars&#8217; WR Brian Thomas Jr. play in Week 3 vs. the Texans? Here&#8217;s the latest update.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jaguars HC Liam Coen said WR Brian Thomas Jr. (wrist) had a better week &#8220;in terms of the way we were trying to connect&#8221; and he&#8217;s excited for Thomas&#8217; opportunity against the Texans on Sunday. Thomas a few moments ago in the locker room: &#8220;I&#8217;m good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNdirocco\/status\/1969088282681081921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville Jaguars\u2019<\/a> wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. popped up on the injury report this week with a wrist injury.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, following the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jaguars<\/a>&#8216; loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, head coach Liam Coen said that the wrist injury had been nagging Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Thomas was a full participant, but on Thursday, he was limited. The Friday injury report hasn\u2019t been released at this time, but regardless of what Thomas\u2019 practice status is, it sounds like he\u2019ll be playing on Sunday against Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Jaguars&#8217; WR Brian Thomas Jr. Week 3 injury update<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN\u2019s Michael DiRocco, Coen said he\u2019s excited for Thomas\u2019 opportunity this week versus the Texans. Then, when Thomas was asked about Sunday, he said, \u201cI\u2019m good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On 19 targets this season, Thomas has just five receptions, totaling 60 yards. He has a rushing touchdown as well.<\/p>\n<p>The connection between him and quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been slightly off to start the season, but Coen likes the trajectory that Thomas and the passing game as a whole are on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I definitely think he had a better week in terms of the way we were trying to connect,&#8221; Coen said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via the Florida Times Union<\/a>. &#8220;Excited about his op this weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars face a Houston Texans&#8217; defense this week that is allowing just 14.0 points per game on the season.<\/p>\n<p>(Please note that this article will be updated.)<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will Jaguars&#8217; WR Brian Thomas Jr. play in Week 3 vs. the Texans? Here&#8217;s the latest update. 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