-The star of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Julius Thomas suffered a broken hand injury during the 23-21 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the very first game of the preseason and will most likely not see any action until the start of the regular season, many of the hopes were placed for the upcoming season for the Jaguars fall in Julius, who signed a five year deal and $ 46 million with the Florida franchise, becoming the highest paid tight end in the league.
“The good news is that the healing process is fast, the trouble is that he will be out for the rest of the preseason, but hopefully if everything is okay, (Thomas) will come back in the first week,” said Gus Bradley, Head coach for the Jaguars.
Thomas played on 13 games last season, racking up 489 yards and 12 touchdowns, but he will most likely not equal or improve those numbers, since it is not the same thing having star quarterback Peyton Manning as having the second year Blake Bortles in the helm, even less opportunity for him to shine in the regular season even after his hand is back in shape.
-Wide receiver Kevin White of the Chicago Bears, a seventh draft pick this year, suffered a broken shin that required surgery, which means he could very much miss the entire regular season, White, who had a surgery in his knee five months ago, was making good progress in his rehabilitation, but during training field he suffered the setback the rookie was immediately placed on the “PUP list” (a list of players who are physically unable to play, but may return during the regular season), putting in doubt his participation in this next season.
Ryan Pace, Bears general manager, confirmed the injury only a day after White himself expressed how happy he was with the recovery of his knee and the desire he had to play this year, given the possible absence of White, who was selected to cover the void of Brandon Marshall, who was in turn traded to the New York Jets, receivers Eddie Royal and Alshon Jeffery will have to step up their game.
