Ivory was limited in practice for the third consecutive day Friday and listed as questionable on the injury report, but coach Gus Bradley says “the arrow’s up” on him.
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NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Ivory’s availability for Week 2 is also in question, and he will be reevaluated later this week.
Ivory was not selected during the 2010 NFL Draft and was eventually signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent. In New York, Ivory worked himself from a rotational back, to Pro Bowler, in three seasons.
Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was inactive for Sunday’s opener against the Chargers as he continues to rehab from surgery last season to fix a torn ACL in his right knee. In 15 games, Ivory ran for 1,070 yards (most in the AFC) and seven touchdowns.
Yeldon, who the Jaguars drafted out of the University of Alabama in the second round of the 2015 draft, rushed for 740 yards on 182 carries during his rookie season a year ago.
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From an on-field standpoint, this limits the Jaguars against a superior Green Bay Packers squad in their season opener.
