VIDEO: Doug Marrone Bursts Out Laughing While Trying to Explain Latest Jalen Ramsey Injury
By Kevin Aquino
Jalen Ramsey has made clear his desire to be traded from the Jaguars, and it seems that after a week without a deal, Ramsey is starting to take matters into his own hands. He missed practice earlier this week due to an unspecified illness, and has now missed Wednesday's practice to get treatment on his apparently ailing lower back and hamstrings. Well, when reporters asked head coach Doug Marrone to provide detail on Ramsey's newest injuries, Marrone struggled to keep a straight face.
Marrone trying to explain Jalen Ramsey’s back problem in between a few laughs pic.twitter.com/uj7LSkXiwZ
— John Reid (@JohnReid64) September 25, 2019
Marrone was asked when the injury "popped up," to which he simply laughed and admitted that he didn't know before commenting on how back tightness is a common ailment.
Although Ramsey is expected to be at the Jaguars' practice facility, it's highly unlikely that the two-time Pro Bowl selection plays on Sunday against the Broncos.
With Jaguars’ CB Jalen Ramsey not practicing today due to what the team is reporting as a back injury, it is far-fetched to think he will play Sunday’s game at Denver, per sources. Ramsey and the Jaguars are engaged in a stare-down about a potential trade.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 25, 2019
It looks like Marrone is just trying to make light of the whole situation, especially with Ramsey's beef being primarily with the Jags' executive VP Tom Coughlin. Marrone is as eager as the rest of us to put this Ramsey saga behind us, but for now he's forced to face the media and try to provide answers.