Jaguars place TE Josh Oliver on injured reserve

Injuries, defensive woes surface after loss to Colts

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars made several roster moves on Monday, including placing rookie tight end Josh Oliver on injured reserve.

Oliver, a third-round pick from San Jose State who was expected to fill a major need on offense, went on IR with a back injury. His disappointing rookie season didn’t get going until a Week 8 game against the Jets due to a hamstring injury.

Oliver finished his season with three catches for 15 yards.

“We feel real good about him going forward because of the way he played, and what he was showing and really he was getting a lot better. It’s a shame that that’s going to take a back seat," Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said.

Also going on IR is defensive end Lerentee McCray, who had five tackles in nine games. He’ll miss the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury.

The Jaguars signed tight end Nick O’Leary, a former star at Florida State, and promoted tight end Charles Jones from the practice squad. They signed Matt Sokol to the practice squad, too.

The Jaguars dropped to 4-6 after a 33-13 loss to the Colts on Sunday, a game in which they gashed defensively. The Colts had two 100-yard rushers in a game for the first time in franchise history. Marlon Mack had 109 before leaving with a broken hand, and Jonathan Williams came on in relief to finish with 116.

“I think we have to put more emphasis on those fundamentals and our tackling because we know we can’t do live tackling in practice, but we’ve got to figure out a way to be able to handle that,” Marrone said.


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Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.