JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert could be ready to start in Sunday's regular-season opener against Kansas City.
He threw passes in practice Monday and after suffering a hairline fracture of the thumb on his throwing hand in the team's second preseason game against the New York Jets. Gabbert missed the final two preseason games against Philadelphia and Atlanta.
"I'm very optimistic and it's healing well, about as fast as it can at this point," Gabbert said. "You're going to feel good some days and some days and some days not so much but at the same time the more I can do out there the more reps I can get it's going to help me mentally and physically."