Jaguars wide receiver Jamal Agnew out for the season; Christian Kirk's window may open

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost another wide receiver to injury.

But they could be getting two more back this week — perhaps even Christian Kirk — as well as quarterback Trevor Lawrence for Sunday's game at Tennessee, where the Jaguars (9-7) will clinch the AFC South with a victory.

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said on a Monday Zoom call that wide receiver/returner Jamal Agnew sustained a fracture in his left leg during Sunday's 26-0 victory over Carolina and would be out for the season. It's the second injury of the year for Agnew, who missed four earlier games with a shoulder issue.

Agnew was injured at the end of a 48-yard catch from C.J. Beathard during the first quarter at EverBank Stadium. The big play led to the first of four Brandon McManus field goals.

Agnew will be replaced at both spots by rookie Parker Washington, who caught eight passes for 88 yards with two touchdowns during the four games Agnew missed after hurting his shoulder against San Francisco on Nov. 12.

The good news is that the Jaguars might be able to activate the practice window this week for Kirk, the team's leading receiver before he went down with a core muscle injury on Dec. 4 against Cincinnati.

"It was a bad injury for him and obviously bad for our offense," Pederson said. "But he's in a position right now to maybe help us this week. We'll see where he's at if we go ahead and open his window on Wednesday and get him out there and see what he can do."

Pederson also has hopes that wide receiver Zay Jones (knee) can play.

"I do think guys are getting healthy, which is good this time of year," Pederson said. "Especially with the opportunity we have this weekend."

What about Trevor Lawrence?

Pederson said Lawrence is "progressing" with treatment and rehabilitation for his sprained right shoulder and said he would be day-to-day for the game against the Titans.

Lawrence missed the first game of his NFL career on Sunday but Beathard played a turnover-free game in his absence.

"It [Lawrence's shoulder] is definitely improving," Pederson said. "I would expect him to potentially get more practice time this week and hopefully he's in a position to play in this game."

Beathard completed 17 of 24 passes for 178 yards.

Pederson anticipates a fine for Cam Robinson

Pederson said the team has not heard anything from the NFL about an incident on Sunday when offensive tackle Cam Robinson and Carolina defensive tackle Derrick Brown got into a fight in which both helmets were pulled off.

But he certainly expects it.

The incident came after a 4-yard run by Tank Bigsby to the Carolina 11. Robinson and Brown got into an argument that quickly turned physical and resulted in offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and their ejection.

At one point, Robinson picked up Brown's helmet and fired it over his shoulder, left-handed, into the end zone.

"We have not heard anything from the league on Cam and I'm assuming he'll hear something this week ... pretty quickly," Pederson said. "He threw the helmet about 20 yards and you just can't do that. He understands that ... obviously [Robinson] will pay for it out of his pocketbook. I'm assuming it won't happen again."

However, Pederson said the edge and ferocity Robinson brings to the game were welcome after he missed four games with a knee injury — after missing the first four games of the season because of an NFL suspension.

"It was good to have Cam back," Pederson said. "He brings a level of excitement, enthusiasm and physicality to the offensive line."

The Jaguars are 7-1 this season with Robinson in the lineup

Pederson is a tight end's best friend

One of the characteristics of a Doug Pederson offense is relying heavily on the tight end.

Pederson now carries a unique distinction: he's the only coach in NFL history to have two tight ends who caught 100 or more passes in a season.

Evan Engram became the second on Sunday when he caught six passes for 60 yards to reach 104 receptions. The NFL record for tight ends is held by Zach Ertz of Philadelphia with 116 in 2018. Pederson was the Eagles' coach that year.

"I grew up in an offense, when I played, that utilized tight ends quite a bit," Pederson said. "So I've been around great tight ends whether I was a player, now as a coach. Zach, Evan Engram, Dallas Goedert ... those are three guys that have been instrumental to the offenses. Evan is a big part of our system and we try to find ways to get him the ball every week."

Pederson shifted the accolades to the tight ends he's coached.

"It's a credit to those guys, the type of teammates they are, the leaders they are, how hard they work on and off the football field," Pederson said. "They set a good example for the rest of the team."

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jamal Agnew is out for the year but Christian Kirk is making progress