Trevor Lawrence has a sprained right AC joint, leaving his status for Sunday's game for the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Carolina Panthers unclear.

Doug Pederson said Lawrence is improving but he's not sure if Lawrence will be able to practice Wednesday, which would mean backup quarterback C.J. Beathard would take the first-team reps again.

"Obviously he's a little bit sore but doing better today than he did yesterday," Pederson said Tuesday afternoon. "We'll see where he is at again tomorrow.

"May do a little something tomorrow but I would doubt that just because it's a little bit too soon, but we'll see as the week goes on."

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has cleared the NFL's concussion protocol and will start Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, per a league source.

Trevor Lawrence entered the concussion protocol after the Jacksonville Jaguars' loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.

Doug Pederson said Lawrence was hurt on one of his three scrambles on the Jaguars' final possession but was unsure which one.

The Jaguars are tied with the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South at 8-6.

Lawrence has started every game since he was drafted first overall in 2021, a streak of 48 consecutive starts. 

The Jacksonville Jaguars are planning for Trevor Lawrence to start Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns, but need to evaluate the franchise quarterback in pregame warmups before making a final decision, sources told ESPN.

A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee is accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise over a four-year period by manipulating its virtual credit card program, according to documents filed this week in U.S. District Court.

Amit Patel, who worked on the business side, was charged with wire fraud and illegal monetary transaction by the United States Attorney's Office.

The Jaguars were not named in the court filing, but the team confirmed it is the entity identified as "Business A" and said in a statement that it had fired Patel earlier this year.

Trevor Lawrence suffered a right high ankle sprain against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night but escaped further damage, according to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Doug Pederson said the Jaguars would evaluate Lawrence later in the week, and he wouldn't completely rule out the possibility of Lawrence playing Sunday.

"I'm not going to put that timetable on Trevor," Pederson said. "I'm not going to put him in a box like that, but we'll see how he is in a couple of days."

Lawrence has started all 46 possible games since being drafted No. 1 in 2021, which is tied for the third-longest active start streak among quarterbacks.

Trevor Lawrence is scheduled to undergo additional testing to determine the extent of the right ankle injury he suffered late in the fourth quarter of the Jacksonville Jaguars' 34-31 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.

Initial tests showed that Lawrence sprained the ankle, according to a source.

The quarterback was hurt when left tackle Walker Little was pushed backward and stepped on Lawrence's ankle, which then appeared to get caught underneath him when he fell to the ground. 

He was assisted from the field by medical personnel and needed support under each arm as he walked toward the Jaguars' locker room and X-ray area.