Jaguars DT DaVon Hamilton Carted Off, Ruled Out vs. Colts With Knee Injury
Jacksonville lost the anchor of its run defense in the first half Sunday, though the Jaguars led Indianapolis 28-0 at halftime
The Jaguars are rolling against the Colts, but they lost one of their most important defenders to do it. Defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton was carted off in the first half Sunday and quickly ruled out for the rest of the game with a knee injury, ESPN's Michael DiRocco reported.
Hamilton went down on the field and stayed there for a while before the cart came out for him. The team hasn't announced anything beyond the knee injury and the fact that he won't return, so how much time he might miss is still unknown.
Jaguars DT DaVon Hamilton ruled out with knee injury. LG Ezra Cleveland is questionable with an ankle injury. S Eric Murray already out with elbow. Injuries mounting for Jags today.View on X →
Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco): Jaguars DT DaVon Hamilton ruled out with knee injury. LG Ezra Cleveland is questionable with an ankle injury. S Eric Murray already out with elbow. Injuries mounting for Jags today.
This one stings for Jacksonville. Hamilton is the anchor of the league's top-ranked run defense, DiRocco noted, and his teammates know it. Asked this week why the Jaguars have been so good against the run, edge rusher Josh Hines-Allen gave a two-word answer: "D-Ham."
Hamilton isn't the only Jaguar hurt Sunday. Left guard Ezra Cleveland is questionable to return with an ankle injury, and safety Eric Murray was already out with an elbow injury.
On the scoreboard, at least, Jacksonville has had no trouble. The Jaguars went into halftime up 28-0 on Indianapolis, capped by Rayuan Lane's 92-yard interception return for a touchdown with 10 seconds left in the second quarter. Bhayshul Tuten added a 39-yard touchdown run earlier in the quarter.
The bigger concern is the weeks ahead. If Hamilton is out for any length of time, the Jaguars will have to fill the middle of a run defense that's been built around him. More on the injury should come after the game or on Monday.