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Rookie 6th round pick (RB) Deji Karim will miss the rest of the pre-season due to surgery on his left thumb. Karim played in the first two pre-season games for the Jaguars in which he carried the ball 2 times for 9 yards (4.5 ypc) and he caught 2 passes for 5 yards (2.5 avg). Karim was outstanding on kickoff returns as he returned 9 of them for 295 yards (32.8 avg). That is where he will be missed the most.
The Jaguars have placed 27-year old linebacker Freddie Keiaho on the Injured Reserve List ending his season due to a severe concussion. Keiaho looked pretty good in the pre-season opener against the Eagles when he had 5 tackles. He played in 16 games (2 starts) with the Colts last season and he had 38 tackles, 1 sack and 1 pass defensed. This a blow to the linebacker depth on the Jaguars as they liked Keiaho.
The Jaguars have lost 26-year old DE/OLB Bryan Smith for the season. He tore his ACL over the weekend at Jaguars’ mini-camp. Smith played in 6 games as a rookie last season for the Jags and he had 6 tackles including 2 tackles for a loss. This will hurt Smith more than the Jaguars as he was going to get a chance for more playing time in 2010.
UPDATE: (5/10/2010) - Smith has been officially placed on the Injured Reserve List ending his 2010 season before it begins.
Starting TE Mercedes Lewis will likely miss the game this weekend against the Browns after suffering a concussion. Lewis played in 15 games this season for the Jaguars and he caught 32 passes for 518 yards (16.2 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Rookie 6th round pick Zach Miller out of Nebraska-Omaha could get the start this weekend at TE against the Browns. He has caught 13 passes for 143 yards (11.0 avg) so far this season.
The Jaguars will be without 26-year old linebacker Clint Ingram for the rest of the year due to a shoulder injury. Ingram played in 13 games for the Jaguars this season and he made 52 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss and a sack. This will hurt the playoff chances for the Jaguars as Ingram is a solid football player.