For the upcoming Wild Card matchup for the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Buffalo Bills, the team should see the return of wide receiver Marqise Lee after he missed the team's last two games due to an ankle sprain.
Based on information that Jaguars senior writer John Oehser has gathered, signs are pointing towards Lee playing on Sunday afternoon.
WR Marqise Lee (ankle) participating in practice Friday …#Jaguars
— John Oehser (@JohnOehser) January 5, 2018
Via a video posted today on the Jaguars' official team website:
“I do know in talking to Marqise Lee in the locker room, he's playing. He thinks he's playing,” Oehser said on Friday. “At this point, as of yesterday, I would have been very surprised if he had played. Hearing him tell it and to see him running around today, I think he's going and he might play well.”
Lee, who is listed as questionable on the team's official injury report, was a limited participant in practice after he had missed practice all week because of his ankle.
Article Continues BelowAccording to an article written today by Ryan O'Halloran of The Florida Times-Union, Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone thinks Lee looked good on Friday and is optimistic he will play on Sunday.
“I thought he looked good; better than I envisioned,” coach Marrone said after the team’s indoor practice.“If we put him up, we expect him to make it through the game.”
In 14 games during the 2017-18 regular season for the Jaguars, Lee racked up a team-high 56 catches on 96 targets for 902 yards receiving and three touchdown receptions.
The Jaguars, who have not hosted a playoff game at home since their historical 62-7 beatdown of the Miami Dolphins during the 1999-00 season, will have to travel to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers next weekend if they can defeat the Bills on Sunday.