Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas won’t be back as soon as the team was hoping. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Thomas needs surgery on a finger tendon and will be out 4-5 weeks. With the regular season starting in two weeks, this would rule him out until at least Week 3 at the earliest.
Julius Thomas could miss 4-5 weeks with finger surgery, forcing fantasy owners to adjust
Julius Thomas reportedly needs surgery on his finger and is expected to miss the next 4-5 weeks. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Thomas fractured his finger in the Jaguars’ first preseason game. The team was confident that he would be ready in Week 1, but this latest news throws a big wrench into Jacksonville’s plans. Thomas was lured away from the Denver Broncos with the hopes of giving quarterback Blake Bortles a big red zone target, but he could end up missing the first month of the season instead.
Fantasy impact: Thomas is going for a second opinion on Tuesday, but if he does need the surgery then this is a big loss for a Jaguars offense still trying to find its identity. Thomas was already a shaky fantasy bet after going from Peyton Manning to Bortles, but missing 3-4 games in the regular season will drop him into TE2 territory. This news adds yet another question mark to the ever-murky tight end market.
