Jaguars wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. won't play Thursday night against the Dolphins. Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

Jaguars WR DJ Chark out for Thursday night game vs. Dolphins

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 24, 2020 3:14 PM ET

The Jacksonville Jaguars confirmed that wide receiver DJ Chark won't play versus the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night due to the chest/back injury he sustained during last Sunday's 33-30 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

Chark, 24, suffered the setback while going up for a 45-yard reception in the Tennessee game, per Michael DiRocco of ESPN. DiRocco added that 26-year-old Dede Westbrook will likely make his season debut after sitting as a healthy scratch the previous two weeks.

Chark tallied seven catches for a team-best 109 receiving yards with one touchdown in Jacksonville's first two games of the campaign.

Jacksonville is also going with undrafted placekicker Brandon Wright on Thursday evening after first-choice kicker Josh Lambo went on injured reserve with a left hip problem.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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