Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence takes blame for walking off field on injured ankle instead of using cart

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Don’t blame the Jacksonville Jaguars’ medical staff for quarterback Trevor Lawrence walking all the way to the locker room on a high-ankle sprain.

It was Lawrence himself who made the call to do so. 

Lawrence suffered a right high-ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of Monday’s night loss to the Cincinnati Bengals after left tackle Walker Little stepped on him during a pass play. The No. 1 overall pick slammed his fists and helmet into the ground, knowing the injury was severe enough to take him out of the game and possibly keep him sidelined for weeks to come.

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) is examined on the field after suffering a leg injury in the fourth quarter of a Week 13 NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonsville, Fla. (IMAGN)

But when it was time to get off the field, a medical cart was nowhere to be found. Instead, Lawrence, with the assistance of two trainers, slowly walked off the field.

Then, the ESPN broadcast caught Lawrence walking to the locker room when he entered the tunnel at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, which left some fans confused and enraged. 

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Lawrence, though, backed his medical staff on Wednesday when talking to reporters, while shouldering the blame for walking off the field. 

"We talked about getting a cart, and I was going to get a cart," Lawrence explained. "Then I’m standing there, and I’m already on the sideline at that point. The