Video: Doug Marrone Jokes About Jalen Ramsey's Back Injury Amid CB's Holdout

Earlier this week, disgruntled Jacksonville Jaguars corner Jalen Ramsey called out of work sick. Now, he's sitting out practice with a back problem.

The severity of these ailments has been the cause of speculation all week—so much so that even coach Doug Marrone had to laugh Wednesday when asked to discuss the issue:

While we're not ones to necessarily call out a player for faking an injury or an illness, the implication here is pretty clear. Marrone has no answers because the team has no answers—in part because they are probably not all that sure about the severity of the conditions, either.

Ramsey requested a trade last week after a fallout with team management. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday that the two sides are in a "standoff" regarding the request, with the Jaguars hoping to salvage the relationship and keep their star corner.

Jaguars owner Shad Khan is reportedly at the forefront of the effort to keep Ramsey. 

"Some disrespectful things were said on their end that made me definitely walk out and call my agent as soon as I walked out," Ramsey said in an Uninterrupted podcast with Nate Burleson. "I said, 'It's time. My time is up here in Jacksonville.' I said, 'I want to ask for a trade.' I was truly at peace, like I wasn't in a mindset of making a decision while I was angry. I was completely calm. I still stand by that decision to ask for a trade."

The relationship between Ramsey and management has been deteriorating for months, dating back to their contract extension negotiations over the summer. It never appeared that the two sides were close to striking a long-term contract despite Ramsey being one of the best cornerbacks in football since being picked fifth overall in the 2016 draft.

The Jaguars exercised their fifth-year option on Ramsey, which will pay him $13.7 million in 2020. Each of the four players drafted ahead of him have received a long-term contract.

It's unclear if Ramsey will be in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos. He was on the field during last week's win over the Tennessee Titans despite the request, recording nine tackles and a forced fumble.