The Jacksonville Jaguars announced that tight end Josh Oliver was officially placed on injured reserve, ending his 2020 season. This news comes after it was revealed that he broke his foot earlier in the week and had surgery to repair it on Tuesday.
Wow TE Josh Oliver season is officially over —only players placed on IR after 4 pm Sunday Sept. 6 are eligible to return this season, according to Jags. Oliver went on injured reserve Thursday morning.
— John Reid (@JohnReid64) August 20, 2020
This is definitely a worrisome blow to the Jags’ offense as many were eager to see what Oliver could bring to Jay Gruden’s offense after being selected in the third-round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Last year, fans didn’t get to see a lot of Oliver as a rookie, either, as he missed all of the Jags’ preseason games and the Jags’ first six regular season games with a hamstring injury. He was limited to just four games when he returned as he sustained a back injury Week 10 against the Indianapolis Colts, sending him to injured reserve for the season.
Now, it’s on veterans Tyler Eifert and James O’Shaughnessy to lead the way at tight end as the No. 1 and No. 2 players at the position, respectively. That may worry fans because Eifert has missed over 50 career games, while O’Shaughnessy is coming off an ACL tear.
The Jags also drafted rookie Tyler Davis in the sixth-round out of Georgia Tech. With Oliver now out of the picture for 2020, the rookie will now get more looks and it would be huge for him if he impressed in the process of camp.
