The Jacksonville Jaguars announced that five players would be added to their Reserve/COVID-19 list, including starting quarterback Gardner Minshew II. The other four players were running back Ryquell Armstead, tight end Charles Jones, receiver Michael Walker, and safety Andrew Wingard.
As mentioned last week, being placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list could mean a player contracted COVID-19 or was simply in contact with a person or people who had the coronavirus. Of course, either scenario requires quarantining and the clearance of doctors, which is exactly why the list was made.
Minshew, who will be the most talked about player of the offseason, is entering his second year. He took the nation and Jacksonville by storm after replacing Nick Foles Week 1 of the regular season and also ended the season as the starter. He finished his rookie season 285-of-470 (60.6%) for 3,271 passing yards, 21 touchdown passes and a quarterback rating of 91.2.
Armstead, Wingard, Walker, and Jones were also apart of the Jags’ 2019 rookie class and made contributions.
Armstead had 35 carries for 108 yards and a receiving touchdown, which helped to propel the Jags to a victory over the Denver Broncos.
Wingard was one of two undrafted rookies to make the team alongside linebacker Joe Giles-Harris. He registered two starts, 30 tackles, and a sack. He also saw a lot of time on special teams.
Walker was predominately used as a special teams returner. He had three punt returns for 13 yards and 18 kickoff returns for 411 yards.
Lastly, Jones only registered a catch for five yards after initially being placed on the practice squad after the formation of the final 53-man roster. He was activated to the main roster in November and remained there until the end of the season. His placement on the Reserve/COVID-19 list will mark his second time on it as he was also placed on it last week.
The five aforementioned players will join tackle Ryan Pope, guard Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms, and cornerback Parry Nickerson on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, putting them at a total of eight players.
