LT Cam Robinson sidelined with a hyperextended knee, per report

Cam Robinson went down Thursday with a knee injury, but a report says the team and Robinson avoided serious injury.
LT Cam Robinson sidelined with a hyperextended knee, per report
LT Cam Robinson sidelined with a hyperextended knee, per report /

Jacksonville Jaguars fans have held their collective breaths since head coach Doug Marrone said Friday that starting left tackle Cam Robinson injured his right knee during practice on Thursday. But per James Palmer of NFL Network, Robinson's injury is ultimately a hyperextended knee that should not keep him out long-term.

This is probably the best-case scenario for the team and Robinson after Marrone delivered the bad news about the injury Friday. Marrone said Robinson injured his right knee, which is not the knee he had surgery done on after a torn ACL ended his 2018 season. 

“It was his other knee. He was just setting a pass protection, he wasn’t engaged, and the right knee just gave out. That’s it," Marrone said Friday. 

Second-year lineman Will Richardson Jr. will start at left tackle in his first NFL start. Richardson was drafted as a right tackle and spent most of this year's training camp and preseason battling to start at right guard. If he performs well, the team could end up feeling much better about their depth up front than they did a week ago.


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JOHN SHIPLEY

John Shipley has been covering the Jacksonville Jaguars as a beat reporter and publisher of Jaguar Report since 2019. Previously, he covered UCF's undefeated season as a beat reporter for NSM.Today, covered high school prep sports in Central Florida, and covered local sports and news for the Palatka Daily News. Follow John Shipley on Twitter at @_john_shipley.