We have visual proof that Tim Jernigan is still alive and is at least planning to play football again at some point.
We’ll take it.
You’ll remember that Jernigan, a big part of the 2017 team, is on the NFI after having back surgery this offseason. The earliest he can come back is Week 7, but we haven’t heard a ton about him recently.
But on Saturday, Jernigan posted this photo to his Instagram story (H/t reddit user/CaesarXV):
That’s probably a good sign, right? I don’t have a PhD in decoding cryptic emojis, but that probably means he thinks he’s getter closer or maybe he’s running out of time. Whatever, Tim Jernigan in football cleats is probably a good thing.
This comes just days after Doug Pederson didn’t display a lot of confidence when asked about the possibility Jernigan plays this season.
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“He’s a guy that we’ll just continue to monitor,” Pederson said. “I don’t want to put a cap on him, limit him in any way and any other expectation than just him getting better and healthy at this time.”
While this photo from Saturday is probably a good sign, it’s not like he hasn’t been working out in rehab. He posted this photo with Carson Wentz in June.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkNer8sHLyf/?hl=en&taken-by=loko_indacut
Just last week, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz admitted the team has missed Jernigan this season. They’ve been going with a three-DT rotation this year without him.