JACKSONVILLE – He’s back, and that’s a big positive for the Jaguars’ defense.
Cornerback Jourdan Lewis is participating full in Jaguars 2026 Training Camp – and while he’s still working to feel as comfortable as he would like, he’s feeling good about his progress. His teammates and coaches like it, too.
“Getting my footing and stuff like that,” he said.
Lewis, a veteran leader on and off the field entering his second season with the Jaguars, spoke to the media Monday after Day 5 camp practice at the Miller Electric Center. Head Coach Liam Coen spoke, too, saying of Lewis’ return from a season-ending injury last season:
“We all notice when J-Lew’s out there.”
Lewis, after missing the last two games of last season with a foot injury, practiced mostly to the side while rehabilitating this offseason. He has participated fully in the first five days of ’26 camp.
“I feel good,” he said. “It’s just about trusting it, trusting the way I break, trusting the way I process, going out there and playing. Just getting those faculties back, getting that feel back, that instinct back and putting a consistent camp together.
“Just being healthy, that’s really what I want to focus on – and doing the technique right and being out here to put my best foot forward for the team.”
Lewis, who signed with the Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent from the Dallas Cowboys in the 2025 season, emerged quickly last season as a veteran leader. Coen said his presence has been felt quickly during training camp in multiple areas including “communication, confidence, his ability to get everybody on the same page.”
“He’s feisty,” Coen said. “He brings a mentality and toughness. He had a rep the other day, in the run game, where a tight end was trying to block him. I forget which one. And he locked, shed, made the play. He just brings a mentality and toughness to our defense.”