The Facts: Following up on the previous item. ... Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that Thomas will have the surgery on Wednesday and that he could miss the next month while recovering.
Diehards Line:On Monday, GM David Caldwell said that Thomas was headed for a second opinion on the finger he broke in the team’s preseason opener and that surgery was a possibility depending on the evaluation. That’s the same general timeline Caldwell gave while discussing the possibility of surgery on Monday. It’s a blow to the Jaguars, who spent big to get Thomas as a free agent so that he could provide Blake Bortles with a reliable target in Bortles’ second season with the club. Bortles is 39-of-60 for 461 yards and a touchdown in the preseason. Assuming the timeline holds up, Thomas should return to the lineup sometime around the team’s Week 4 game against the Colts. Clay Harbor and Marcedes Lewis are the next tight ends up for the Jaguars, who will also likely look to second-year wideouts Allen Robinson, Allen Hurns and Marqise Lee more often with Thomas out of the lineup.