The Jacksonville Jaguars will likely be without two-time Pro Bowl tight end Evan Engram in their Week 3 clash with the Buffalo Bills, per head coach Doug Pederson. The sideline boss gave an update on the pass-catcher’s availability during a Friday afternoon appearance on a Jacksonville radio station, per The Buffalo News’ Ryan O’Halloran .
Engram suffered a hamstring injury during warmups ahead of Jacksonville’s Week 2 meeting with the Cleveland Browns. The ailment kept him sidelined last Sunday and, per Pederson, looks set to keep him out for at least one additional game.
The 30-year-old is coming off his best professional season, as he caught a position-high 114 passes for 963 yards and four touchdowns in 2023. This mid-career breakout came after a 2022 season in which he also set then-career highs in receptions and yards, catching 73 passes for 766 yards and another four scores. The former first-round pick has caught, in total, 450 passes for 4,562 yards and 24 touchdowns throughout his now eight-year professional career…