JACKSONVILLE – Jaguars 2025 Training Camp continued Thursday.
It was the 12th day of the first training camp under Head Coach Liam Coen, featuring a two-hour practice in helmets and shorts at the Miller Electric Center. Each day throughout camp, members of Jaguars Media – senior writer John Oehser, senior correspondent Brian Sexton, senior reporter/editor J.P. Shadrick and team reporter Kainani Stevens – will share an observation.
Here are Thursday's "campservations:"
John Oehser, Jaguars Senior Writer…
- Thursday was a comparatively light practice, so these "campservations" will lean from the day's events and toward what to expect in Saturday's preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers at EverBank Field. Thursday's practice featured a long walkthrough early and late extensive work for reserves, with Coen telling the media that he plans to play starters on Saturday – news unknown until Thursday. That makes Saturday intriguing, with a slew of training camp storylines getting a chance to play out in a game situation. Intriguing storylines: An offensive line on which roles are still being determined, a running-back room that has impressed enough in training camp that it might be deeper than originally thought and multiple developing competitions in the secondary. Saturday also has importance for two of the biggest camp storylines – quarterback Trevor Lawrence and rookie wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter. Lawrence for the most part has looked confident and in control in his first camp in Coen's system and Hunter appears to be having few issues preparing to play both offense and defense. The Jaguars want to see those trends continue Saturday.

Brian Sexton, Senior Correspondent…
- Coen is going to play his starters for at least a drive and maybe a little more Saturday. I can't imagine we'll see anything; he has a distinct advantage lining up against the Carolina Panthers in Week 1 and why give Carolina Head Coach Dave Canales anything to prepare for? I asked Coen after practice Thursday what he wanted to see against the Steelers. "The evaluation will be fundamentals, alignment, assignment," he said. "Obviously, situational football is going to come up. We're playing a physical team, a team that has been known for physicality – regardless if their first guys are in there or not. That's just how they've played the game for a long time. That will be a great test for all of our groups that are going to play, to see where we're at from a physicality standpoint. It's live tackling, which we all know it's hard to get that in a practice setting at times. That will be valuable for us as well." Coen wants his team to play F.A.S.T., which stands for Fundamentally Sound, Attacking, Situational Masters and Tough. We can look for all those things Saturday.

J.P. Shadrick, Jaguars Senior Reporter/Editor …
- It's "Game On" for the Jaguars Saturday night against the Steelers after Coen said Thursday after practice that everyone will play. To what extent is still unclear, but at least the "starters" will get some live game work against another team. It's a new scheme for everyone on both sides of the ball, and it's a good sign that veteran center Robert Hainsey basically nudged Coen to do it. If that's any indication about where this team is mentally in terms of attacking the playbook, that's a good sign moving ahead. I like the fact that some of the practices have been physical, and have gone up to the edge of fights a couple of times – but nothing that I've seen has crossed over into hurting the team. There's a lot to watch Saturday night, and not every team in the league will be able to say the same thing.

Kainani Stevens, Jaguars Team Reporter/Producer ...
- Real football is around the corner heading into the Jaguars' first preseason game of the season Saturday. Coen on Thursday announced that "everyone" will play in the game. How much? That's to be determined. I look forward to seeing the offense operating as a whole against the Steelers. Pittsburgh won't be playing starters, but I think it's valuable quality reps for Lawrence and the Jacksonville offense to get in sync. Defensively, I'm going to be honing in on communication. Veteran defensive back Jourdan Lewis has established himself as a locker room leader and I'm hopeful his command on the field will help limit explosive plays by the offense.