Not only will the Jaguars pivot back to the recently benched Mike Glennon, they will be without their top 2020 offensive performer against the Bears.
Jacksonville will hold out running back James Robinson in Week 16, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. Robinson has battled knee and ankle trouble as of late, with the latter issue causing him to miss some time last week.
This certainly is not surprising. The Jags held out their rookie UDFA success story this week in practice and have incentive not to aggressively pursue a victory. The Jets’ Week 15 loss moved the Jags into pole position to land Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 overall. The Jaguars, who have lost 13 straight games since their Week 1 win, would secure that draft slot were they to lose their final two games. Doug Marrone‘s staff will now be without the team’s top chain-mover Sunday.
Robinson is one of just three 1,000-yard rushers this season; his 1,070 sits third behind only Derrick Henry and Dalvin Cook this season. It appears likely his season is over. The next time the Illinois State product suits up, he may be taking handoffs from Lawrence.
Jets opened the door for them #tankfortrevor