Jacksonville Jaguars' Fred Taylor will not be ready for Sunday's game against Cleveland Browns, it means that he misses his third game in the past four weeks.
Taylor suffered an ankle injury on Nov. 6 against Houston. Since then, he has played just once, against the Titans. He had six carries for minus-8 yards in that game, sitting out most of the second half with a thigh bruise.
Taylor said: "We're trying to do what's best for the team, to get me as close to 100% as possible for our stretch run."
Right now that means sitting out.
He was not fully recovered for the Tennessee game, he admitted. "Looking back at Tennessee, it wasn't the smartest thing to do, whenever I'm healthy enough to go, I'll be out there. The ankle is still sore, but it's a lot better than it was."
Greg Jones will start in place of Taylor. Jones has led the Jaguars in rushing in each of the three games that Taylor has missed this year.
For those betting on the game - the Jaguars are -3 on the pointspread.
