3 positive takeaways from Jaguars Mandatory Minicamp

The Jacksonville Jaguars were pleased with their players' performance in OTAs. This led the coaching staff to cancel the last practice in favor of a paintball shooting session. Now, the mandatory minicamp is underway but most veterans have been excused, which has allowed the coaching staff to work with some of their younger players.

Knowing players are set to have five weeks off before they return to training camp once minicamp is over, here are three positive takeaways from the mandatory workouts.

No. 3 the Jaguars haven't suffered major injuries in mandatory minicamp

There's an element of randomness to injuries and the last thing any club wants is to miss players for an extended period of time. This is why most offseason workouts are rather light, and the Jaguars are taking it easy with players. Just recently, head coach Doug Pederson said that they had to pump the breaks on wide receiver Calvin Ridley because of how hard he was going in practice. So far, the Jaguars haven't sustained any major losses in OTAs or mandatory workouts.

Left guard Ben Bartch is still recovering from the knee injury he suffered last year and outside linebacker Jordan Smith is wearing a knee brace after missing the 2022 season with a torn ACL. However, no additional injuries have taken place in workouts and that's huge in a sport where the best ability is available.

The Jaguars would surely like to start the 2023 season with a clean bill of health and they're currently on track to pull it off.