JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars will finish another season without receiver Christian Kirk.
If this one goes like the last one, coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke could be out the door.
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Jacksonville Jaguars' Christian Kirk runs past Green Bay Packers' Xavier McKinney after a catch during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Jacksonville Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence congratulates Brian Thomas Jr. after a touchdown catch during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Teammates cheer as Jacksonville Jaguars' Parker Washington (11) falls into the endzone for a 96-yard touchdown on a punt return during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in London. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Jacksonville Jaguars' Christian Kirk runs past Green Bay Packers' Keisean Nixon (25) after a catch during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Green Bay Packers' Jaire Alexander breaks up a pass intended for Jacksonville Jaguars' Parker Washington during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Kirk will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left collarbone in a 30-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers, coach Doug Pederson confirmed Monday. Pederson said Kirk had surgery earlier in the day and will be placed on injured reserve.
“Unfortunate. Trying to make a play late, landed on it and linebacker landed on him,” Pederson said. “Tough for him, tough for us. He'll pull through.”
Kirk missed most of the final six games of 2023 with a core muscle injury that required surgery. The Jaguars went 1-5 in those.
Now, with Jacksonville (2-6) on the verge of being eliminated from playoff contention again, Pederson will turn to second-year pro Parker Washington to replace Kirk beginning with Sunday’s game at Philadelphia (5-2).
A sixth-round draft pick out of Penn State in 2023, Washington has 22 catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns in two seasons. He also returned a punt 96 yards for a touchdown against New England last week and returned a kickoff 73 yards to set up a score in the preseason.
“He did some great things, a player that has proven that he can do it," Pederson said. "So we have a lot of confidence moving forward that he can fill that role, fill that spot.”
Jacksonville has dropped 11 of its last 14 games, a stunning collapse after opening 8-3 last year. Slow starts, costly mistakes, failing to deliver in crunch time and one of the worst pass defenses in franchise history have been the main contributors.
Kirk’s injury was a significant setback down the stretch in 2023, too. Washington wasn't quite ready to fill the void as a rookie. He might be now.
“Something that we preach is just to stay ready because you just never know when your number is going to be called,” quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. “This could be the week for some of those guys, and I have faith in those guys and how they can play.”
Despite two turnovers, Lawrence played well for the fourth consecutive week. He completed 21 of 32 passes for 308 yards, with two touchdowns, an interception and a fumble. He also ran for a score.
He's completed 72% of his passes over the last four weeks for 1,106 yards, with seven TD passes and three INTs.
Jacksonville’s defense crumpled down the stretch for the fourth time in eight games. The Jags stacked the box on a second-and-6 play from the 34 with a little more than a minute to play and got burned over the top for a 51-yard connection from backup quarterback Malik Willis to receiver Jayden Reed.
It was reminiscent of late defensive meltdowns against Miami in the season opener, at Houston in Week 4 and against Indianapolis in Week 5.
Left tackle Walker Little made his first start of the season and held up well in place of Cam Robinson. The Jaguars could turn to Little the rest of the way, especially if Robinson ends up getting traded. Robinson, 29, is in the final year of a three-year, $52.75 million contract.
Defensive lineman Arik Armstead continues to be one of the most disappointing free agents in franchise history. The 31-year-old Armstead managed one tackle in a season-low 23 snaps against the Packers. He signed a three-year, $43.5 million contract that includes $28 million guaranteed and has 11 tackles.
Kirk's injury will open the door for Elijah Cooks, Joshua Cephus or Austin Trammell to get called up from the practice squad. Pederson said rookie WR Brian Thomas Jr. has a bruise on the left side of his chest and his availability will be based on “how much can he tolerate.” WR Gabe Davis lost feeling in his shoulder but should be fine. CB Ronald Darby (hip) and guard Ezra Cleveland (hamstring) are considered day to day. Veteran S Andrew Wingard (knee) is expected to be activated from IR this week and could start against the Eagles.
4 — Number of consecutive losses to Philadelphia. The Jaguars have been outscored 115-59 in those games.
It’s time for the Jaguars to start looking ahead to 2025: what changes need to be made, and which players need to be evaluated.
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Jacksonville Jaguars' Christian Kirk runs past Green Bay Packers' Xavier McKinney after a catch during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Jacksonville Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence congratulates Brian Thomas Jr. after a touchdown catch during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Teammates cheer as Jacksonville Jaguars' Parker Washington (11) falls into the endzone for a 96-yard touchdown on a punt return during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in London. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Jacksonville Jaguars' Christian Kirk runs past Green Bay Packers' Keisean Nixon (25) after a catch during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Green Bay Packers' Jaire Alexander breaks up a pass intended for Jacksonville Jaguars' Parker Washington during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful.
The Minneapolis gathering was one of hundreds of protests planned in towns and cities across the country over the weekend. It came in a city on edge since the killing of Renee Good on Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
“We’re all living in fear right now,” said Meghan Moore, a mother of two from Minneapolis who joined the protest Saturday. “ICE is creating an environment where nobody feels safe and that’s unacceptable.”
On Friday night, a protest outside a Minneapolis hotel that attracted about 1,000 people turned violent as demonstrators threw ice, snow and rocks at officers, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Saturday. One officer suffered minor injuries after being struck with a piece of ice, O’Hara said. Twenty-nine people were cited and released, he said.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stressed that while most protests have been peaceful, those who cause damage to property or put others in danger will be arrested. He faulted “agitators that are trying to rile up large crowds.”
“This is what Donald Trump wants,” Frey said of the president who has demanded massive immigration enforcement efforts in several U.S. cities. “He wants us to take the bait.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz echoed the call for peace.
“Trump sent thousands of armed federal officers into our state, and it took just one day for them to kill someone,” Walz posted on social media. “Now he wants nothing more than to see chaos distract from that horrific action. Don’t give him what he wants.”
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says its deployment of immigration officers in the Twin Cities is its biggest ever immigration enforcement operation. Trump's administration has said both shootings were acts of self-defense against drivers who “weaponized” their vehicles to attack officers.
Connor Maloney said he was attending the Minneapolis protest to support his community and because he's frustrated with the immigration crackdown.
“Almost daily I see them harassing people,” he said. “It’s just sickening that it’s happening in our community around us.”
Steven Eubanks, 51, said he felt compelled to attend a protest in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday because of the “horrifying” killing of Good in Minneapolis.
“We can’t allow it,” Eubanks said. “We have to stand up.”
Indivisible, a social movement organization that formed to resist the Trump administration, said hundreds of protests were scheduled in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida and other states.
In Minneapolis, a coalition of migrant rights groups organized the demonstration that began in a park about half a mile from the residential neighborhood where the 37-year-old Good was shot on Wednesday. Marchers carried signs calling for ICE to leave and voiced support for Good and immigrants.
A couple of miles away, just as the demonstration began, an Associated Press photographer witnessed heavily armed officers — at least one in Border Patrol uniform — approach a person who had been following them. Two of the agents had long guns out when they ordered the person to stop following them, telling him it was his “first and final warning.”
The agents eventually drove onto the interstate without detaining the driver.
Protests held in the neighborhood have been largely peaceful, in contrast to the violence that hit Minneapolis in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in 2020. Near the airport, some confrontations erupted on Thursday and Friday between smaller groups of protesters and officers guarding the federal building used as a base for the Twin Cities crackdown.
O’Hara said city police officers have responded to calls about cars abandoned because their drivers have been apprehended by immigration enforcement. In one case, the car was left in park and in another case a dog was left in the vehicle.
He said immigration enforcement activities are happening “all over the city” and that 911 callers have been alerting authorities to ICE activity, arrests and abandoned vehicles.
The Trump administration has deployed thousands of federal officers to Minnesota under a sweeping new crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. More than 2,000 officers were taking part.
Some officers moved in after abruptly pulling out of Louisiana, where they were part of another operation that started last month and was expected to last until February.
Three congresswomen from Minnesota attempted to tour the ICE facility in the Minneapolis federal building on Saturday morning and were initially allowed to enter but then told they had to leave about 10 minutes later.
U.S, Reps. Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison and Angie Craig accused ICE agents of obstructing members of Congress from fulfilling their duty to oversee operations there.
“They do not care that they are violating federal law,” Craig said after being turned away.
A federal judge last month temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing policies that limit congressional visits to immigration facilities. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by 12 members of Congress who sued in Washington, D.C. to challenge ICE’s amended visitor policies after they were denied entry to detention facilities.
Associated Press writers Allen Breed in Durham, North Carolina, and Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed.
People place flowers for a memorial at the site where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, Friday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators march outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators march outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Rep. Kelly Morrison D-Minn., center, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., second from the right, and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., far right, at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey holds a news conference as Police Chief Brian O'Hara listens, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Federal agents stand outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building as protesters gather in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Federal agents stand outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building as protesters gather in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Federal agents look on as protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A woman holds a sign for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis earlier in the week, as people gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Two people sit in the street with their hands up in front of Minnesota State Patrol during a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Minnesota State Patrol officers are seen during a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Minnesota State Patrol officers are seen during a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Two people sit in the street holding hands in front of Minnesota State Patrol during a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
