Breathe easy, fantasy owners who have already happened to take MJD with a top five pick in your draft. Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio put a swift end to the speculation that Jones-Drew underwent surgery on his left knee. Or that surgery will be required at some point in the future.
Jack Del Rio Confirms No Surgery For Maurice Jones-Drew
↵The running back is being held out of practice, as well as Jacksonville’s preseason finale against Atlanta on Thursday as a precautionary measure after Jones-Drew suffered a lateral meniscus injury, though Del Rio didn’t specify how serious the injury is or when it was sustained.
↵Nevertheless, MJD is expected to be ready to go when the Jags start their season Sept. 12 at home against Denver. There are those would would panic that Jones-Drew only has six carries through the entire preseason, with a total of minus-two yards, but he only had 10 carries through the entire 2009 preseason, and that certainly didn’t hamper his ability to put up stats. If anything, MJD might be a slight question mark for the opener, but consider him out of the top backs in the league at your peril.
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