Michael DiRocco
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars usually are not going to commerce receiver Brian Thomas Jr. regardless of the second-year participant's struggles to begin the season, head coach Liam Coen mentioned Monday.
“We've no plans to maneuver Brian Thomas,” Coen mentioned. “I've bought plenty of confidence in him.”
Thomas leads the Jaguars with 365 receiving yards, and his 27 receptions are second to Travis Hunter's team-high 28. He is additionally tied for second within the NFL with 5 drops, per ESPN Analysis, which is another than he had as a rookie in 2024.
There even have been a number of events the place he has appeared to keep away from contact whereas making an attempt to make a catch.
Thomas completed third within the NFL in receiving yards final season (1,282) — behind solely Ja'Marr Chase (1,708) and Justin Jefferson (1,533) — to go together with 10 touchdowns.
When Coen was employed in January, he mentioned the move offense would run by way of Thomas, however previous to the Jaguars' Week 7 recreation towards the Los Angeles Rams he mentioned he wanted to name extra performs the place Hunter was the No. 1 goal.
