Jacksonville Jaguars first-rounder Travis Etienne could be out for season with mid-foot sprain
running back Travis Etienne could miss his entire rookie season after suffering a Lisfranc injury – a tarsometatarsal fracture-dislocation in the middle area of the foot – that will require surgery, a person with knowledge of the injury told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose medical information about players.
ESPN and NFL Network were first to report the injury
Etienne sustained the sprain in the second quarter of Monday night’s 23-21 loss to the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome. He did not return to the game.
Coach Urban Meyer said the team didn’t know the seriousness of the injury immediately following the game.
Etienne limped off the field early in the second quarter after a 1-yard run.
He ended the night with one catch for 3 yards and his 1-yard run, which all occurred on the same drive that ended with Josh Lambo’s 34-yard field goal. The Jaguars drafted Etienne 25th overall in the first round to be their playmaker.
At Clemson, Etienne scored a touchdown in 46 of 55 career games and closed out his career as the leading rusher in ACC history with 4,952 yards.
In last week’s preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns, Etienne gained 2 yards on one carry and was targeted once with no catches.
“He’s shown me great talent,” Meyer said. ”We were planning on using him,