Former Lions QB takes sides on Tom Brady’s assessment of Trevor Lawrence's role in IR-triggering injury
Tom Brady and Trevor Lawrence shared the NFL briefly, but the two will spend much of the next decade at least at arm's length with Brady in the booth and Lawrence on the gridiron. In his first 13 weeks on the job, Brady has spoken out on plenty of topics, but his most recent comments could be his most controversial yet.
Speaking in an interview on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" on Wednesday, in a clip provided by "Get Up," Brady appeared to side against quarterbacks for playing too recklessly.
"There's an aspect to me that I think the quarterbacks need to take better care of themselves," Brady said (01:45). "When you run, you put yourself in a lot of danger. When you do that, I don't think the onus of protecting an offensive quarterback who's running should be on a defensive player. I don't think that's really fair to the defense."
On a Thursday's edition of "Get Up," former Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky agreed with Brady's assessment.
"I agree that Tom [on] the point of quarterbacks got to take it upon themselves a little bit not to push the line so much because God forbid the Jaguars were the one seed, then this would be a completely different conversation," Orlovsky said (03:13).
As pocket quarterbacks, both Tom Brady and Orlovsky are well aware of the dangers lurking outside the pocket. Running and scrambling left, right, up and backward, is a recipe for hits. With too many hits, injuries become more likely.
Trevor Lawrence's Jaguars officially eliminated following hit by Azeez Al-Shaair
Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars ended Sunday down a QB. On Monday, they were eliminated from the playoffs. Per Jaguars media, the Denver Broncos defeating the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football was the official final blow.
While the Broncos get some credit, the hit delivered by Azeez Al-Shaair will be remembered as the period of the Jaguars' season. With the playoffs now officially out of the picture, their 2-10 record puts them in the running for the first overall pick.
Lawrence is still contractually on track to be the team's starting QB in 2025, leaving the question of what other changes could happen in the offseason. Many have speculated that Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson could be fired, but it appears no moves have been made to this end so far.
At this stage, the wait for Black Monday, free agency and the 2025 NFL draft serve as the next notable highlights for the franchise.