12:56pm: Head coach Doug Pederson confirmed (via Rapoport) Davis is indeed out for the year. Thomas will be relied on to shoulder much of the workload at the receiver spot down the stretch with Davis and Kirk out of the picture until 2025.
10:35am: The Jaguars’ offense has suffered multiple notable injuries in 2024, and the unit is set to be further shorthanded. Wideout Gabe Davis is feared to have suffered a meniscus tear, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network report. 
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Surgery is on tap as a result, and that procedure will dictate the length of Davis’ absence. A trim would entail a multi-week recovery and likely a stint on injured reserve, but it could leave the door open to a return late in the campaign. A full repair would, on the other hand, shut Davis down for the rest of the season.
Of course, with Jacksonville sitting at 2-9 on the year, there is little reason to rush the 25-year-old back onto the field. A full repair carries a better long-term outlook, and Davis’ attention will no doubt be focused primarily on 2025 with a playoff berth out of reach for this season. The former Bill signed a three-year, $39MM deal in free agency, so being fully healthy by Week 1 of next year will be a priority for team and player.
Davis was set to play a key role in Jacksonville’s new-look receiving corps in 2024 after the team lost Calvin Ridley on the open market. Davis has logged a 72% snap share during his debut campaign in Duval County, but it has not yielded a consistent role in the passing game. The former fourth-rounder has received three or fewer targets four times this year, amassing 239 yards and a pair of scores on 20 receptions.
Those totals have yielded a yards per catch average of 12.0, the lowest of Davis’ career. Having been brought in to serve as a deep threat, the UCF product has seen first-round rookie Brian Thomas Jr. succeed in that capacity. Thomas has posted a 42-689-5 statline this season, cementing his status as a key member of the team’s offense now and for years to come. Christian Kirk – who was the subject of considerable trade talk in general and negotiations involving the Steelers in particular – is under contract for next year.
Most of Davis’ compensation for 2025 ($12.5MM) is guaranteed, so he is set to remain in Jacksonville for at least one more season. Week 1 of that campaign may represent the next time he is available to the team, which is already the case for Kirk given his broken collarbone. For the time being, Thomas will be positioned to handle a heavy workload atop the WR depth chart after the Jags’ bye week.
Tbh Gabe Davis sucks.
He played better in Buffalo with a solid quarterback, but his upside was not high enough to match Jacksonville’s offer. The Bills are getting better production out of Hollis for 1/4 the price.
Yeah it takes a solid QB for him not to suck lol. Hence why he’s a bad player. Reliant on a top 5 QB
So a number 3 receiver is better because he has a better QB?
If Gabe was good, he’d have thrived in the top role for Jaxsonville like Ridley had no problem doing last season.
I’m not exactly sure firing everybody is a solid plan here. I’m not sure any team in the league could have dealt with all the injuries they’ve had to deal with. Emotions run high when things go wrong and that’s when you need a calm owner, Not a hothead. I mean the Cowboys, Jags have both been reduced to rubble by injuries. A good draft and everybody healthy next year and it could all turn around. Fire everybody and you’re probably doomed to a couple years of failure due to new systems and people. Just my opinion. I don’t think Balke and Pederson are bad at their jobs.
If Bill B wants to coach them, then probably worth a shot.
Really would love to see Lawrence under Bill’s guidance.
Mac Jones and Cam Newton were 2 of the worst pocket QBs in the league.
History may point to Tom’s time in Tampa discrediting Bill’s guidance , but people forget how much Tom was a product of the system.
Really opposite situations.
Tom going to a team that went all in for a year building a super team around Tom’s arrival.
Vs Bill left with a crumby draft pick and deteriorated roster.
.. I honestly believe Patriots would be a wildcard team this year had they kept Bill
I think they were counting in him making the kind of leap Robert Woods did when he left Buffalo, they saw that 200 yard Playoff game as his max potential, when it was really just a fluke. He never came close to that level again in the regular season. I think by next year Parker Washington will be ahead of him.