Jacksonville placed starting cornerback Tyson Campbell on their injured reserve Thursday, allowing him to rest for at least four games as he recovers from a hamstring injury suffered against Miami in Week 1.
Campbell will be eligible for activation from the injured reserve in Week 6, before the Jaguars travel to London for two weeks, to face Chicago on Oct. 13 and New England Oct. 20.
In corresponding moves, Jacksonville signed practice squad cornerback Tre Flowers to its active roster, and filled Flowers’ practice squad vacancy by signing safety Andre Chachere.
Campbell went down after colliding with Miami’s Jaylen Waddle as the wide receiver broke outside on an extended corner route, leading the corner to exit the game. Campbell was flagged for pass interference as the pass from Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa fell incomplete.
Campbell finished with two tackles in the contest, including one for loss, a three-yard run stop against Miami running back Raheem Mostert in the third quarter.
Jacksonville signed Campbell to a four-year, $76.5 million contract extension this July, following his six-game absence last season due to multiple soft tissue injuries, to his hamstring and quadriceps.
Through 44 appearances with the Jaguars, Campbell has recorded 205 tackles including seven for loss, six interceptions, 30 defended passes and two fumble recoveries.
Backup Jaguars cornerbacks, Montaric Brown and rookie Jarrian Jones, should be expected to see an uptick in playing time with Campbell unavailable for the coming weeks. Brown logged 19 snaps against Miami in Week 1; Jones tallied 17.
The duo combined for four tackles against the Dolphins, with Brown making three.
Flowers signed with Jacksonville this offseason after spending the 2023 season with Atlanta, under former Falcons and current Jaguars defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen.
Flowers logged 59 defensive snaps with the Jaguars this preseason, posting six total tackles and two defended passes.
The 2018 fifth-round NFL draft pick by Seattle has compiled 283 tackles including four for loss, two sacks, four interceptions, 22 passes defended and five forced fumbles over 90 appearances, including 44 starts.
Chachere entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Houston in 2018. He jumped around practice squads with the Texans, Detroit, Arizona, Carolina and Indianapolis until joining Philadelphia in 2021 and filling core special teams roles for the Eagles for two seasons.
Chachere returned to the Cardinals as an active roster member in 2023, making five starts over 17 appearances.
In 40 games and six starts, Chachere has produced 50 tackles with one for loss and three defended passes.
Chachere is the second safety Jacksonville has added to its practice squad in recent days. The Jaguars picked up Zechariah McPhearson after Pittsburgh signed safety Terrell Edmunds away from the unit to its active roster earlier this week.
