JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen mentioned it is too early to start out questioning about Travis Hunter’s future as a two-way participant.
The rookie receiver/cornerback had surgical procedure Tuesday to restore the lateral collateral ligament in his proper knee; dialogue over his future place or positions will occur within the offseason.
“I perceive there’s lots of questions on if he’ll stay a two-way participant and all these type of issues,” Coen mentioned Wednesday morning. “All of that may be very untimely and on the finish of the day, like each participant on this roster, he’ll be evaluated on the finish of the season and we’ll have the ability to give him his three higher, three finest and the issues that we have to proceed to enhance upon and the issues we have to construct on.
“However proper now our full focus is on the Chargers and getting a should have to win on Sunday.”
Coen additionally mentioned it is untimely to say whether or not he nonetheless anticipated Hunter to be the Jaguars’ No. 1 receiver and No. 1 cornerback sooner or later, however he did say the crew will examine the best way the crew used Hunter within the seven video games earlier than his harm.
“I positively assume the entire course of, the entire thing’s been a studying experiment,” he mentioned. “However attending to know the particular person has clearly been crucial factor and the kind of competitor, the best way that he learns, the best way that he competes, the best way that he practices, that stuff that we have been in a position to acquire invaluable info on and have the ability to use shifting ahead and really put in a continued apply.”
Hunter had surgical procedure on Tuesday morning in Dallas and is already again in Jacksonville. Coen mentioned Hunter will conduct his rehab on the crew facility and proceed to take part in conferences all through the remainder of the season.