NFL injury watch Week 13: Trevor Lawrence expected to return, Brock Purdy remains limited, JK Dobbins out

Surgery could be on the horizon for Trevor Lawrence, but the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback is expected to start Sunday against the Houston Texans, head coach Doug Pederson said Friday.

Lawrence has missed the Jaguars’ last two games with a sprained left shoulder suffered on Nov. 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles. But after returning to training this week, there was hope he would be able to return to the field this week.

“I mean [the sprained AC joint] it’s been pretty hard to gauge, frankly, what the best path forward is,” Lawrence said Wednesday.[Surgery is] definitely something I’m considering and not off the table at all. It’s something we’ll just have to do [approach] indeed day to day, week to week.

Pederson said, “He’s had a good week. I’d say from now on, yeah, he’s going to play.”

Brock Purdy is still limited in practice

After the San Francisco 49ers’ loss to the Green Bay Packers last week, quarterback Brock Purdy was limited in practice for the second straight day on Thursday.

Purdy is dealing with a right shoulder injury and has yet to practice since the injury on Nov. 17 against the Seattle Seahawks.

Also missing Thursday’s practice were left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) and rusher Nick Bosa (hip/oblique), who also did not play in Week 12.

JK Dobbins dislocated his knee

A sprained knee knocked running back JK Dobbins out of Monday night’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and the injury will now force him to miss time for the Los Angeles Chargers.

He will definitely miss this week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. In addition, his status is considered week-to-week.

Dobbins, who missed the 2021 season with a torn ACL and then suffered a torn Achilles in Week 1 last season, had a bounce-back year with 766 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games for the 7-4 Chargers.

Friday inactive:

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

RB Alexander Mattison
RB Zamir White
WR Ramel Keyton
TE Harrison Bryant
G Cody Whitehair
DT Matthew Butler
CB Nate Hobbs

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
OL CJ Hanson
OL DJ Humphries
OT Ethan Driskell
DT Marlon Tuipulotu
DE Malik Herring
To Spencer Shrader

Here’s the rest of the Week 13 injury report. (Players will be added when teams post their reports.)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

ATLANTA FALCONS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

CINCINNATI BENGALS

HOUSTON TEXANS

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

ARIZONA CARDINALS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

C Tanor Bortolini (concussion): out
WR Josh Downs (shoulder): Out
WR Ashton Dulin (ankle): Out
T Braden Smith (personal): out
WR Alec Pierce (foot): questionable

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

NEW YORK JETS

TENNESSEE TITANS

COMMANDERS FROM WASHINGTON

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

S Tykee Smith (knee): out
S Jordan Whitehead (chest): out
LB Markees Watts (knee): Out
LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (ankle): questionable
CB Troy Hill (ankle, foot): questionable
T Tristan Wirfs (knee, foot): questionable

CAROLINA PANTHERS

WR Jalen Coker (quadriceps): out
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders (neck): Out
OLB Jadeveon Clowney (knee): questionable
OLB Amaré Barno (knee): questionable
CB Caleb Farley (shoulder): questionable
S Nick Scott (hamstring): questionable