DaVon Hamilton Suffered a Torn Quad and Is Expected to Miss the Rest of the Season, Rapoport Reports

The injury now has a name and a timeline. The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to be without defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton for the rest of the season, Jaguars Wire reported in a file opened and read directly by the desk this run. Hamilton suffered the injury in Sunday's win against the Colts and had to be carted off the field; according to Ian Rapoport, Hamilton suffered a torn quad. 'He's expected to be out for the season,' Rapoport posted on X, in words quoted by Jaguars Wire, and Rapoport added that Hamilton will undergo additional tests on Monday.

What Jacksonville loses is the middle of its run defense. Hamilton plays a vital role in the Jaguars' stingy run defense, the file reported: even on plays where he does not show up on the stat sheet, his ability to eat up space and take on blocks frees other defenders to make plays, and he is also one of the leaders of the team. Head coach Liam Coen said of Hamilton after the game, in words quoted in the same file: 'He's out there laying down and he's reassuring me. That's who he is. He has a smile on his face, actually. He trusts God. He trusts himself. He trusts life. He's just one of those types of people. It's tough to see that, obviously. Really tough. We have to evaluate what it truly is.' Monday's reporting is what that evaluation found.

The deadline math the desk filed this morning (SQ-20261102-025) now runs on a confirmed loss, not a scare. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler said, in words quoted by Jaguars Wire, that 'the belief in league circles is Jacksonville has been looking for interior DL help at the deadline. That need only amplifies with Hamilton out.' The trade deadline is Nov. 10; no trade is reported here, because none has happened.