Trevor Lawrence was so caught off guard by the rumor that the Steelers have been attempting to commerce for him that he even had his agent name ESPN’s Adam Schefter to see if it was true.
The Jaguars quarterback was the topic of a reported commerce request by the quarterback-needy Steelers final week.
Jacksonville rapidly shut down the thought of Lawrence being on the block – telling ESPN there was “no chance” they have been shifting the previous No.1 general draft decide.
Lawrence, 25, was requested in regards to the rumor throughout an look on FanDuel TV’s “Up & Adams” on Friday and referred to as his agent sending the information to him as an nearly “heart drops” second.
Then he tried to let cooler heads prevail however nonetheless wanted to verify Jacksonville wasn’t entertaining the reported supply.
“You kind of think, I have a no-trade clause in my contract. I would know about it if I was getting traded or if that was something that was going to happen,” Lawrence mentioned. “I’d must be on board with it, which I’m not. I’m completely satisfied right here in Jacksonville. We need to win a Tremendous Bowl right here and I believe we will do this.
“My agent reached out to Adam Schefter and was just like, ‘hey, you hear anything about this?’ (Coach) Liam (Coen) texted me the day after it came out and said ‘I shouldn’t even have to say this, but that’s not coming from us.’ He didn’t even have to send that. There was no doubt on my side.”
The Steelers probably inquiring about Lawrence would make sense after Pittsburgh cut up final season between Justin Fields and Russell Wilson, ending in a wild-card spherical loss to the Ravens.
Neither is below contract in 2025.
The Jaguars want to begin contemporary with first-year coach Liam Coen after a disappointing 4-13 season that obtained Doug Pederson fired after three years with the crew.
However all indicators level to that future containing Lawrence, who signed a five-year, $275 million contract with the Jaguars earlier than the beginning of the 2024 season.
Lawrence performed simply 10 video games final season attributable to a number of accidents. He threw for two,045 yards with 11 touchdowns and 7 interceptions earlier than opting to have offseason surgical procedure on his AC joint sprain.
