Jaguars QB Holds onto This Verse Following Head Injury

Published: December 17, 2024

Jaguars QB Holds Onto This Verse Following Head Injury

By Movieguide® Contributor

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence took a controversial late hit from the Houston Texans in late November. He’s relying on his faith as he recovers.

According to the NFL, “The Jacksonville Jaguars placed quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who suffered a concussion in a Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans, on injured reserve Wednesday and he is expected to undergo surgery to repair an AC joint injury in his left shoulder in the coming weeks.”

Several days after this announcement, Lawrence took to his social media to update his fans, beginning by quoting Jeremiah 29:11: “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'”

“I’m going to miss being out there with my brothers the rest of the way,” Lawrence wrote. “This isn’t at all what I pictured this year looking like.”

“I’ve been leaning heavy on this verse lately. I don’t know why things happen sometimes, but I do believe how you respond is more important than what happens,” he continued. “I’m so blessed to be able to do what I do, and I’m not going to let some adversity muddy the vision! Better days are ahead.”

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No matter what comes his way, faith is always first for the quarterback.

“It’s something I really want to be known about me,” Lawrence said earlier this season. “I wouldn’t be who I am if it wasn’t for my faith or my relationship with Jesus. It’s the biggest thing in my life. I know the peace that it’s given me, especially in this crazy job that we have.”

“When God came into my life, that unsettled feeling about the way I lived and acted that came over me, that is really what has humbled me more than anything,” he continued. “And now, especially having success and making money, that really doesn’t make me happy, it really doesn’t. That’s a huge part of my faith, too. It proves to me more and more every day that, one, my faith in Jesus and believing that there’s something bigger in this world is what matters. I think that helps me more than anything.”