Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen provided some context that could explain star wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.'s struggles in Sunday's 31-27 loss at Cincinnati in a Monday zoom call with reporters.

Per Coen, Thomas was dealing with a wrist injury that was not reported on the team's official injury report in the lead-up to the Bengals game. He recorded four catches for 49 yards on 12 targets and received online criticism for a few drops and a perceived lack of effort.

"We're going to have a conversation here shortly. Ultimately, he's got a couple things going on, had a wrist injury going into the game," Coen said. "Did that play a part in some of this stuff? I've got to go talk to him. I think he's aware of it and needs to have a better week this week. I think he understands what's at sta

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