Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne will miss his entire rookie season after suffering a Lisfranc injury – a tarsometatarsal fracture-dislocation in the middle area of the foot – that will require surgery.
The Jaguars placed Etienne on injured reserve Tuesday, officially ending any hope he could return to play this season.
Etienne sustained the sprain in the second quarter of Monday night’s 23-21 loss to the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome. He did not return to the game.
Etienne ended the night with one catch for 3 yards and his 1-yard run, which all occurred on the same drive that ended with Josh Lambo’s 34-yard field goal. The Jaguars drafted Etienne 25th overall in the first round to be their playmaker.
At Clemson, Etienne scored a touchdown in 46 of 55 career games and closed out his career as the leading rusher in ACC history with 4,952 yards.
In last week’s preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns, Etienne gained 2 yards on one carry and was targeted once with no catches.
“He’s shown me great talent,” Meyer said. ”We were planning on using him,
