Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has been ruled inactive for the team’s Week 6 game against the New Orleans Saints. His absence Sunday will mark the third consecutive game he’s missed since his request to be traded after the Jags’ Week 2 trip to Houston and various other issues that have popped up, including a back injury.
After missing practice sessions and games during weeks 4-5 for various reasons including having flulike symptoms, the birth of his daughter and the back injury, Ramsey returned to the practice field as a limited participant this week. However, despite the belief from Shad Khan that Ramsey would play after a “heart-to-heart” meeting, Ramsey evidently doesn’t feel as though he’s healthy enough to go, which means second-year player Tre Herndon will start in his place with the NFL’s leader in receiving, Saints wideout Michael Thomas, coming to town.
The rest of the Jags’ inactives for Week 6 are as follows:
- TE Josh Oliver (hamstring)
- WR C.J. Board
- RB Tyler Ervin
- LB Austin Calitro
- OL Brandon Thomas
- DT Dontavius Russell
As for the Saints, three of the players who were on their injury report were ruled inactive, including quarterback Drew Brees, who is working toward a return from thumb surgery.
