Guard · Jacksonville Jaguars
Patrick Mekari
No. 65 · 8th season
Mekari's back surgery sidelines him to start, but Jacksonville expects him back this season.
Patrick Mekari, the Jacksonville Jaguars' guard, recently had a procedure on his back. The team does not yet know whether to place him on injured reserve as the season opens, but the expectation is that he will play at some point this year. It is a real absence — the kind that forces a team to shuffle its offensive line — but not the kind that ends a season.
Mike Garafolo
@MikeGarafolo
#Jaguars G Patrick Mekari recently underwent a procedure on his back and will miss some time, sources tell me and @RapSheet. Jacksonville expects Mekari to play this season and has not yet made a decision on IR to begin the year. https://t.co/jEpDVVMiE3
12:15 AM · Aug 18, 2026
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