Trevor Lawrence Ripped After Losing Silliest Fumble of the NFL Preseason

Andy Nesbitt | Aug 17, 2025

Trevor Lawrence committed an ugly turnover early in the Jaguars' preseason game vs. the Saints on Sunday. / @NFL

Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars are hoping that a new head coach and star rookie Travis Hunter will help turn the franchise around after two straight seasons of not making the playoffs.

The 25-year-old quarterback has only one postseason win on his resume after being the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft and it's time for him to finally take the next step in his fifth season.

He was back on the field Sunday and while he threw a touchdown pass against the Saints, he also committed a brutal turnover on the Jaguars' first possession of the game.

Lawrence tried to hand the ball off to running back Tank Bigsby but lost his footing and lost the football in the process.

Check this out:

The @Saints recover the fumble in their own red zone ‼️

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— NFL (@NFL) August 17, 2025

Fans ripped Lawrence for that mistake:

Trevor Lawrence is nothing more than long haired Daniel Jones https://t.co/wP9bNI0OQy

— Josh (@jetsfan24x7) August 17, 2025

If Caleb Williams does this tonight, you’ll have people in the National Media going crazy talking about how he’s a bust & that he’s overrated. But I still hear no one bringing up how mid Trevor Lawerence has been mid his entire career & got the same “generational” title as Caleb https://t.co/vzTitfGe0F

— Camfrey15 (@cameronDwinfrey) August 17, 2025

“Lawrence falling down” Turnover Machine Trevor Lawrence giving up the ball with his team in scoring position https://t.co/MDEZwRigvJ pic.twitter.com/Ri7G3uSHRd

— The Creole Crusader 🧛🏽‍♂️ (@midrangejumpr2) August 17, 2025

Yes it’s the preseason. But yikes. This is the starting offense https://t.co/X0yyEvqCzL

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) August 17, 2025

Trevor Lawrence 📉 https://t.co/kCS3u1OFct

— Deion Thompson 唐迪恩 (@T_L_D_1994) August 17, 2025

2021 qb class has no hope https://t.co/dYYYhoOTKz

— MayeIsKing (@MayeIsKing_) August 17, 2025

I couldn’t even imagine being a jaguars fan and having to watch him on Sundays https://t.co/4N9uhvU6nZ

— SirTrickAlot💤🦅🇭🇹 (@STAKKZZZ_) August 17, 2025

Lawrence did have a nice performance despite that fumble as he completed 8-of-10 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown.

But Jaguars fans are hoping he won't make those types of mistakes once the real games begin in a few weeks.

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