Jacksonville Jaguars optimize starting OL vs. Green Bay Packers

The Jaguars benched eighth-year left tackle Cam Robinson in favor of fourth-year backup offensive lineman Walker Little for their Week 8 game against the Green Bay Packers in Jacksonville, Florida.

Robinson suffered a concussion during Jacksonville's Week 7 game against the New England Patriots in London, but cleared the NFL's concussion protocol on Saturday. He entered Week 8 without an injury report.

He barely played for Robinson against the Patriots and played well. He earned 87.0 (out of 100) pass protection and 73.3 run blocking grades from Pro Football Focus for his performance in over 56 offensive snaps.

“I thought he did a good job,” Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said Monday of Little’s Week 7 performance.

“Walker is a professional. That's what I like about him. He comes to work every day, prepares like a starter and is always ready, and you never know… he's done a good job and we'll see how Cam does. If we had to go into this game [Little] At left tackle we’re obviously very comfortable with that and have a lot of confidence in him and he’ll be ready either way.”

When healthy and available, Robinson started 91 consecutive games for the Jaguars since being selected by the club in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. However, he has not completed a full season since 2020.

Since becoming Jacksonville's second second-round pick in 2021, Little has appeared in 48 games and made 18 starts, including Week 8.

Both Robinson and Little are scheduled to become free agents this offseason, with Robinson in the final season of a three-year, $52.8 million contract in 2022 and Little in the final year of his rookie contract.