Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert, who sustained a hairline fracture in his right (throwing) thumb on Aug. 17, told the Florida Times-Union that he's “still on schedule” to face Kansas City in the season opener. Gabbert is wearing a splint and has not gripped a football since he got hurt, the report said.
“We’ll know more tomorrow and in the next couple days,” he said. “It’s coming up quick.”
The plan is for Gabbert to have his splint removed Sept. 4, four days before the game. He knows he'll have to play with pain. “Of course it’s going to be painful but at the same time, you’re always playing with things, nicks, bumps, dings and bruises,” he said. “I’ll have to manage it.”
Gabbert added that he's “being very careful with what we’re doing and how we’re doing it and what I’m wearing on it. I just can’t have any setbacks from here on out.”