An NFL source told ESPN's Adam Schefter Thursday, after Wednesday's practice, that Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Marqise Lee should be out for two weeks with a hamstring injury during passing drills.
The injury occurred when he cut a route short, motioned for a trainer, as that finished his day during yesterday's practice.
Coach Gus Bradley held Lee out of Monday's practice after missing minicamp and OTAs back in June because of a lengthy workload that he has been getting after the first few days of training camp from Friday to Sunday. According to the team, he has already had the highest workload of any receiver on the team from those first few days.
Lee may have the injury bug since the Jaguars drafted him in the second round in 2014. He suffered an ankle injury during OTAs and fought a hamstring injury during the first half of the 2014 season. He ended up with 37 catches for 422 yards and one touchdown.
With the injury, he will miss out on next Friday's preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. There is no word currently on who will be getting reps in his place with the injury.
Options for the Jaguars going into the preseason opener could be players competing for playing time with the youth around the position. These players would be last year's undrafted free agent standout Allen Hurns, 2015 fifth-round selection Rashad Greene, or veteran Arrelious Benn. It will be interesting to see where Lee and the rest of the Jaguars receiving core will be by the beginning and end of the preseason.
Early indications would propose that Allen Hurns may be given a go, as he was in a similar position with the Jaguars last season as an outside target. However, it would seem necessary to give reps to Arrelious Benn on the outside after a very solid showing in camp for the Jags, so far. As for Rashad Greene, he should be given the main slot receiver for the Jags for the preseason and the regular season, as he thrived in that position for the Florida State Seminoles last season, as well as being their number one target.
