{"id":528935,"date":"2025-11-16T06:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/528935\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T06:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:06:12","slug":"brian-thomas-jr-unlikely-to-play-vs-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/528935\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Thomas Jr. unlikely to play vs. Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\/jaguars-news-brian-thomas-jr-dealt-unfortunate-injury-update-vs-texans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Thomas Jr. remains unlikely to play<\/a> Sunday against the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, a league source told Ian Rapoport on X, leaving the Jaguars thin at a position that has already seen plenty of turnover this season.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The team listed Thomas as questionable after <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1989909542151266523?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">limited practice<\/a> work, but Rapoport\u2019s update late Saturday night made it clear he\u2019s not expected to make the trip. The injury stems from an ankle issue the second-year receiver suffered earlier this season; he returned to practice this week but didn\u2019t do enough to convince the staff he could suit up. x<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That absence hands <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\/jaguars-news-jacksonville-acquires-jakobi-meyers-raiders-trade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more snaps and targets to Jakobi Meyers<\/a> and Parker Washington as Jacksonville adjusts its route tree and short-area passing game. The Jaguars leaned on those two in Thomas\u2019 absence during practice and will likely emphasize quick passes and situational concepts to limit exposure of any makeshift matchups.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thomas\u2019 questionable tag looks like an inactive designation in practice.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\/jaguars-news-travis-hunter-out-season-after-undergoing-lcl-surgery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coach Doug Pederson has navigated injuries<\/a> all year, and the Jaguars will again lean on depth and scheming to sustain offensive rhythm without Thomas. Expect the staff to emphasize pace, play-action fakes, and leveraging the run game to keep defensive attention honest, while scheming safe looks for their top receivers.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This week\u2019s developments underscore a recurring theme for Jacksonville, depth matters. Losing Thomas even temporarily complicates game planning but also presents opportunities for Meyers and Washington to seize bigger roles. The Jaguars hope those players answer the bell Sunday; if not, the team may have to scramble for alternatives as the season moves forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. remains unlikely to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":528936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[4133,7,212,125,2401,213,262,6,30382],"class_list":{"0":"post-528935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-brian-thomas-jr","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jacksonville","11":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","12":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","13":"tag-jaguars","14":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-nfl-injury"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115557878122195608","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}