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Liam Coen: Brian Thomas will be able to help us make plays this week

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas didn't have any catches in the team's final two games before their Week 7 bye and he found himself on the bench for all of the second half of their Week 6 loss to the Texans, which led head coach Liam Coen to say that "guys have to step up and make plays" if they want to be on the field.

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Liam Coen: Brian Thomas will be able to help us make plays this week
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Liam Coen: What Happened

ProFootballTalk reported on Monday, October 26, 2026 in a story involving Liam Coen, Brian Thomas di, Brian Thomas. Here is how the report opens:

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas didn't have any catches in the team's final two games before their Week 7 bye and he found himself on the bench for all of the second half of their Week 6 loss to the Texans, which led head coach Liam Coen to say that "guys have to step up and make plays" if they want to be on the field.

— ProFootballTalk

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Key Takeaways

  • The story: Liam Coen: Brian Thomas will be able to help us make plays this week
  • Who’s involved: Liam Coen, Brian Thomas di, Brian Thomas and Jaguars
  • League: NFL
  • First reported: Monday, October 26, 2026 by ProFootballTalk

Background: National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is the premier American football league in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a three-week preseason in August, followed by an 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week.

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What happened with Liam Coen?

Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas didn't have any catches in the team's final two games before their Week 7 bye and he found himself on the bench for all of the second half of their Week 6 loss to the Texans, which led head coach Liam Coen to say that "guys have to step up and make plays" if they want to be on the field. ProFootballTalk reported the story on Monday, October 26, 2026.

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