Brian Thomas Injury: Nursing low-grade sprain

Thomas sustained a high-ankle sprain in Sunday's 30-29 overtime win over the Raiders, but the Jaguars are optimistic that he'll be able to play through the injury in Week 10 versus Houston, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Though high-ankle sprains almost always cause players to miss at least one game, Thomas appears to have a realistic chance at avoiding an absence since his injury looks to be of the mild variety. Even so, his practice activity will be affected this week. In response to seeing Travis Hunter (knee) move to injured reserve last week, Tim Patrick (knee) sit out Week 9 and Thomas and Dyami Brown (concussion) both exit that contest early, the Jaguars acquired Jakobi Meyers from the Raiders on Tuesday. Meyers is likely to settle in as the Jaguars' primary option in the slot while Hunter is out, though he could initially see more reps on the perimeter this Sunday if Thomas is unable to play.