Travis Etienne’s rookie season ended earlier than it might even get off the bottom in 2021. The Twenty fifth-overall decide in final 12 months’s draft suffered a season-ending Lisfranc harm in his left foot through the preseason that required surgical procedure and compelled him to overlook the whole thing of his rookie marketing campaign. Since then, the previous Clemson operating again has been working his means via rehab and lately was capable of get again within the gymnasium, crossing a important hurdle in his restoration.

“My foot is doing significantly better,” Etienne instructed The Gamers Membership Podcast, as transcribed by Jaguars Wire. “Actually simply obtained again into the gymnasium for the primary time and I am squatting for the primary time this previous week. In order that’s been good and I have been operating for some time now. I am sort of attending to that 80% to 85% vary. Positively, simply not off course, and as you already know with this harm it’s important to take it day-by-day man. You may’t skip no days.”

A earlier report famous that Etienne expects to be prepared for coaching camp, so this newest replace from the operating again appears to match up with that timetable.

When drafted, Etienne was checked out as a flexible piece within the Jags offense to enrich former Clemson teammate and No. 1 total decide Trevor Lawrence. Then-head coach City Meyer even advised that the 23-year-old would line up out huge alongside along with his conventional duties out of the backfield. In fact, Etienne by no means ended up enjoying for Meyer since he was fired amid Jacksonville’s 3-14 marketing campaign. Now, he’ll be enjoying beneath new head coach Doug Pederson, who was employed earlier this month. 

Together with Etienne, the Jaguars are additionally monitoring the rehab of fellow operating again James Robinson after he suffered a torn Achilles in Week 16 towards the Jets.