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Jaguars Rookie Bhayshul Tuten Set for Finger Surgery, Out a Few Weeks

Jacksonville leans on Travis Etienne with a narrow division lead ahead of a road test at top-seeded Denver.

Overview

  • Tuten injured his finger during Sunday’s 48-20 win over the Jets that moved Jacksonville to 10-4.
  • Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported the rookie will have surgery and is expected to return for the playoffs.
  • Tuten, a fourth-round pick from Virginia Tech, has 284 rushing yards with four rushing touchdowns plus two receiving scores in 14 games.
  • Travis Etienne is poised to handle the primary workload, with rookie LeQuint Allen Jr. in support and Ja'Quinden Jackson on the practice squad.
  • The Jaguars hold a one-game AFC South lead over the Texans and visit the AFC’s No. 1 seed Broncos on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.