Trevor Lawrence's MRI Reportedly Reveals Shoulder Sprain

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence underwent an MRI on his injured throwing shoulder on Christmas Day.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the diagnosis is officially a sprained shoulder.

#Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence suffered a sprained right shoulder, source said after the MRI. It’s not believed to be a major injury to his throwing shoulder, but it’s unclear how this affects his availability this week. Lawrence has basically played through everything in 2023.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 25, 2023

A few quarterbacks have sustained sprained shoulders but missed zero starts over the last few years, including Derek Carr in 2023.

Lawrence was replaced by C.J. Beathard in the final quarter, though Lawrence finished the drive he was injured on with a touchdown pass to wide receiver Calvin Ridley. Lawrence ultimately injured his shoulder when diving out of bounds and landing on it near the end of the third quarter.

“Yeah, when I landed, I knew something was off. Then, the next play, I throw it and it kind of hurts to throw. I just wanted to finish the drive out," Lawrence said on Sunday after the 30-12 loss.

"We were able to get some points and then on the two-point [conversion], I just could tell by the way that I threw it that I couldn’t really get my shoulder up good enough to really keep playing. So, I would’ve loved to have stayed in, but I’m just kind of hurting everybody at that point if I do. They kind of made the call and I was with it just to take a seat the rest of the night. [If I] can’t really throw, [I’m] not to going to help us with having to throw the ball every play. C.J. [Beathard] came in and did a nice job.”

“I mean, at the time, it was severe enough that he couldn’t continue. That’s all I know," Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said on Sunday after the game.

Lawrence finished the game 17-of-29 for 211 yards and a touchdown, also throwing two interceptions and losing one fumble. To this point in his career, Lawrence has never missed a start, becoming one of just three quarterbacks this week to start every single game since Week 1 of the 2021 season.

“Yeah, it’s bothering me. We’re going to check it out tomorrow I’m sure, so [we’ll] have more later on in the week. Hopefully its’s nothing major, but yeah, it’s bugging me right now," Lawrence said after the game.