{"id":2413,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2413","headline":"Jaguars sit new arrivals Davis and Bates against Titans","dek":"Coach Liam Coen says the pair will get a bye-week rest since neither had one with their previous teams before being traded to Jacksonville.","body":"The Jaguars will be without two of their deadline pickups on Sunday. Defensive tackle Jordan Davis and safety Jessie Bates III, both acquired via trades this week, won't play at Tennessee, head coach Liam Coen announced in his Friday press conference.\n\nCoen said the decision came down to the fact that neither player had a bye week with his previous team this season. Resting them now effectively gives both a weekend off before they dive fully into Jacksonville's system.\n\nHe explained the move was about making sure the players are safe and set up to succeed, while also giving them time to learn the new defense. Coen added that the coaching staff had discussed the plan throughout the week before finalizing it on Friday.\n\nNot every recent addition is sitting out. Davon Godchaux, who already had a bye this season, is set to play against the Titans. Coen said he has been impressed with the newcomers so far, suggesting the decision to rest Davis and Bates is purely about health and onboarding rather than performance concerns.","published_at":"2026-11-13T19:20:13.711766+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Jaguars holding out new players Davis, Bates to give them bye","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50472481/jaguars-holding-new-players-jordan-davis-jessie-bates-give-bye"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jaguars won't play new defensive additions Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates III at Titans","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jaguars-wont-play-defensive-additions-160102471.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"New Jags Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates will sit out Sunday's game vs. Titans","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/new-jags-jordan-davis-jessie-bates-will-sit-out-sundays-game-vs-titans"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"ESPN questions Jaguars trade deadline deals","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-questions-jaguars-trade-deadline-221422591.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Jaguars' trade deadline acquisitions Jessie Bates III and Jordan Davis won't play in Week 10 vs. Titans","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-liam-coen-acquisitions-jessie-bates-iii-jordan-davis-wont-play-week-10-trade-deadline-titans/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Jaguars Sitting New Additions Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates III Against Titans","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars-trade-deadline-tennessee-titans"}],"image":{"url":"https://a2.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F1111%2Fr1744606_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg","credit":"ESPN","width":1296},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}