Jaguars' Liam Coen speaks out on Travis Hunter's stunning two-way debut

Jaguars' Liam Coen speaks out on Travis Hunter's stunning two-way debut originally appeared on The Sporting News

Travis Hunter made his two-way debut for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 31-25 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The preseason will allow the coaching staff to see whether Hunter can play both sides of the football. 

After the game against the Steelers, Jaguars head coach Liam Coen shared his initial thoughts on Hunter being a two-way player, but noted that he will need to go back to watch the film to get a clearer take on his performance. 

"I think he made a couple of good catches on some option routes and missed the one tackle defensively that I noticed," Coen told the media postgame. "That was the only thing I noticed about his overall play. In terms of that, I'll have to watch the tape to see how he operated defensively a little bit more, but I thought offensively, he made the right decisions on those option routes, made a good catch, and almost broke one."

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On offense, the 22-year-old recorded two receptions for nine yards as starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence was only out there for a brief moment. Nonetheless, expect Lawrence to play more in the second preseason game and continue developing chemistry with Hunter. 

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Jacksonville have two more preseason games see whether Hunter can handle the double responsibility without his form dropping on either side of the football. By Coen's comments, it sounds like he was pleased with what he saw from Hunter in live action as there were no significant concerns brought up during his press conference with the media. 

If Hunter performs like he did on Saturday against the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins to earn more of Coen's confidence, then it's likely the player gets at least the early part of the regular season to see what he can do when the games start to count.