Blake Bortles To Be 100 Percent Next Month
7 years agoJacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (wrist), who signed a three-year extension on Saturday, said he's on track in his rehab from right wrist surgery and expects to be cleared with no restrictions in early March. He will also begin his offseason work with throwing coach Adam Dedeaux in California this weekend, where he'll be on a limited program. Bortles had a "cleanup-type procedure" on his wrist to fix a partially torn ligament on the outside of his wrist. He played all of 2017 with the injury and even had three cortisone injections throughout the year. Even with the injury, Bortles had the best season of his young career, completing 60.2 percent of his passes for 3,687 yards, 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He surprisingly played well in the postseason and led the team to an AFC title appearance. While Bortles improved on his horrendous 2016 season, he still has issues with his mechanics and is more of a game manager than anything else. However, with Allen Robinson expected to be back, the Jags have a promising receiving corps and good ground game surrounding him. Still, Bortles will be seen as more of a QB2 again in 2018.
Source: ESPN.com - Michael DiRocco
Source: ESPN.com - Michael DiRocco