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Jaguars WR Christian Kirk done for season with broken collarbone

Updated Oct. 28, 2024 4:46 p.m. ET

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Christian Kirk has gone from the trading block to the injury list on one play Sunday. The Jacksonville Jaguars receiver will miss the remainder of the season after breaking his left collarbone.

Coach Doug Pederson said Kirk had surgery Monday morning and will be placed on injured reserve.

"Tough for him, tough for us,' Pederson said.

Kirk broke his collarbone when he landed on his shoulder while trying to make a diving catch on a deep pass in the fourth quarter of a 30-27 loss to Green Bay on Sunday. 

Kirk was wearing a sling in the locker room after the game.

It could end up being his final snap with the Jaguars. Kirk, who missed the final five games last season because of a core muscle injury, has one year remaining on a four-year, $72 million contract and is due to count $24.4 million against the salary cap in 2025. He had been the subject of trade rumors in recent weeks.

With no chance of moving him before the trade deadline now and Jacksonville potentially on the verge of breaking up a team that's lost 11 of its past 14 games, cutting Kirk next year would save nearly $11 million in cap space.

"He's one of the best teammates I've ever had, ever been around, one of the smartest players I've been around," tight end Evan Engram said. "One of the best leaders I've been around.

"You saw him cut up today, too. He was rolling. He was getting going. Just a very unfortunate event. God doesn't make mistakes; there's a plan. … He'll be just fine."

Kirk was one of six Jaguars — including all three starting wide receivers — injured in the game. Gabe Davis also hurt a shoulder, and rookie Brian Thomas Jr. left the game late with a rib injury that will require more testing Monday.

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Jacksonville is 2-6 and has dropped 11 of its past 14 games. Now, Trevor Lawrence will have to finish the season without his second-favorite target, after Thomas Jr. Kirk ends his season with 27 catches for 379 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has 404 receptions for 5,176 yards and 29 TDs in seven seasons, the first four in Arizona.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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