{
  "id": 16985345,
  "title": "First glance at Jaguars vs. Colts Week 8 injury report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/first-glance-at-jaguars-vs-colts-week-8-injury-report",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:58:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/first-glance-jaguars-vs-colts-005821026.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled their initial injury report preceding Sunday's Week 8 encounter against the Indianapolis Colts. In the defensive backfield, Montaric Brown (hamstring) was fully involved in practice, whereas Antonio Johnson (ankle) did not partake. Brown had missed the Jaguars' Week 4 contest due to a hamstring injury, then withdrew from their Week 5 game. He also failed to appear in Week 6 against Houston. In the absence of Brown, the cornerback lineup has remained unchanged, with Jarrian Jones and Travis Hunter assuming all the snaps. Johnson sustained his ankle injury during the Week 6 matchup against the Texans. Kaevon Merriweather emerged as the second-most active safety in terms of snaps, trailing only Eric Murray. Johnson plays a crucial, multifaceted role in Anthony Campanile's defensive scheme. Other players reported on the injury report included Ross Matiscik (shoulder), Jakobi Meyers (hamstring), Jahlani Tavai (hamstring), and Ruke Orhorhoro (ankle), all of whom were restricted. Matiscik was absent from the Week 6 game. Brenton Strange (eye) was fully cleared on Wednesday.",
  "summary": "Here is our first look at the Jacksonville Jaguars' first Week 8 injury report against the Colts.",
  "key_points": [
    "Montaric Brown fully involved in practice despite hamstring injury",
    "Antonio Johnson missed practice due to ankle injury",
    "Kaevon Merriweather was second-most active safety"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}