JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence ran more than usual against Kansas City — 10 times total.

And he never slid.

In fact, the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback has gone feet first to the ground just once all season, and that was to avoid going out of bounds in the waning minutes at San Francisco in Week 4.

Lawrence’s aversion to sliding is intentional. He said Wednesday he believes headfirst dives are safer even though the NFL provides extra protection for sliding quarterbacks.

“I think headfirst honestly is safer based on my past experience,” Lawrence said as the Jaguars (4-1) prepared for Sunday's home game against Seattle (3-2).

Lawrence missed the final five games last year after Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair delivered an illegal forearm to Lawrence’s facemask while sliding.

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