Jacksonville Jaguars News and Rumors
Jeremy Mincey and Andre Branch hope for bounce-back seasonsVito Stellino, jacksonville.com Jeremy Mincey and Andre Branch are two Jaguars defensive ends at different stages of their careers. Mincey is a 29-year-old, six-year veteran who was originally drafted in the sixth round by New England in 2006. Branch is a 23-year-old, second-year play… |
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Chuck Norris weighs in on Tim Tebow, Jaguars5 hours ago
Francine Frazier, jacksonville.com Hollywood action star and martial arts icon Chuck Norris has written a 1,463 word column, published on WND.com, about Tim Tebow, describing the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback as an "Ultimate Clutch Player." |
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Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com When the 2014 NFL Draft moves to May, the Jaguars’ modus operandi under general manager Dave Caldwell will put them in a holding pattern. “We’re ready to draft in early April so it will be three weeks of waiting to go,” Caldwell said after the Jag… |
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Jaguars add another ex-Patriot, cut longshot DT Jeris PendletonMay 22 (yesterday)
Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com The Jaguars had a busy day Wednesday involving seventh-round draft picks. They signed wide receiver Jeremy Ebert, a seventh-round pick of the New England Patriots last year; cut defensive tackle Jeris Pendleton, their seventh-round pick last year; and s… |
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The Rutgers-to-Foxboro pipeline continues to flowMay 22 (yesterday)
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Maybe the Jaguars should just draft exclusively from Rutgers, and we can cut out the middleman. The Patriots claimed journeyman tackle Kevin Haslam off waivers. According to Field Yates of ESPNBoston.com, that makes Haslam the eighth Rutgers player on t… |
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Bob Babich on Brian Urlacher's retirementMay 22 (yesterday)
Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced his retirement today and the link between him and the Jaguars is new defensive coordinator Bob Babich. During nine years in Chicago (2004-12), Babich had two stints as linebackers coach that sandwiched t… |
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Jaguars sign seventh-round pick Demetrius McCrayMay 22 (yesterday)
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Jaguars had two seventh-round picks last month and used them both on cornerbacks, Now they have both of them under contract. Jeremy Harris signed earlier this week and the team announced Wednesday that Demetrius McCray has agreed to a contract as we… |
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Jaguars Notebook: Weather costs team practice time; Bradley reveals why Owens was cutMay 21 (2 days ago)
Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com Storm costs team practice time The NFL limits teams to 10 organized team activities (OTAs) in the offseason, but the Jaguars will have no more than 9 ½ this year. They lost half of their Tuesday session when their usual two-hour practice was stopped aft… |
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Man who killed Bears fan in Jacksonville pleads guilty to murderMay 21 (2 days ago)
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Back in October, an Illinois man who traveled to Jacksonville for the game between the Bears and Jaguars was killed the night before the game. The man accused of murdering William Pettry pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges on Tuesday. The Flo… |
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Jaguars end practice Tuesday after about 45 minutes because of bad weatherMay 21 (2 days ago)
Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com Each NFL team is allowed 10 organized team activities (OTAs) in the offseason, but the Jaguars will have to make do with 9 1-2 this offseason after bad weather forced them to end practice after about 45 minutes Tuesday. When thunderstorms and lightning … |
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Jaguars' Love on diabetes: 'I'm a fighter'May 21 (3 days ago)
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Cast off by New England, Brandon Deaderick and Kyle Love are trying to catch on in Jacksonville. |
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Former Patriot happy for shot with Jaguars despite diabetes diagnosisMay 20 (3 days ago)
Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com Following his first workout with the Jaguars since being claimed off waivers last week and before assessing how he’ll fit in with his new team, Kyle Love did some setting-of-the-record business Monday outside EverBank Field. Yes, a routine blood test an… |
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Gene Frenette: Falcons' Mike Smith says no quick fix in rebuilding teamMay 20 (3 days ago)
Gene Frenette, jacksonville.com If the Jaguars want a blueprint of what a well-executed rebuilding plan looks like from an insider perspective, there's no better eyewitness than Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith. While Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell worked in two different … |
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Jaguars Notebook: Maurice Jones-Drew will continue his rehab in MiamiMay 20 (3 days ago)
Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com Continuing his rehab from the surgery for a Lisfranc injury that he underwent last December, Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew will spend the next two weeks training in Miami. “[Athletic trainer] Mike Ryan has been great with him and [strength and… |
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Rams sign tight end Zach PotterMay 20 (3 days ago)
Mike Wilkening, profootballtalk.com The Rams have signed tight end Zach Potter, according to the NFL’s Monday transaction report. The 6-foot-7, 265-pound Potter appeared in all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2012, catching two passes for six yards. Potter played 199 snaps, according to Pro F… |
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Jaguars reach deal with seventh-rounder Jeremy HarrisMay 20 (3 days ago)
Mike Wilkening, profootballtalk.com The Jaguars have reached a deal with seventh-round pick Jeremy Harris, the club indicated on Twitter Monday. The club’s official Twitter account posted a picture of Harris, a cornerback from New Mexico State, signing his contract. From a size standpoint… |
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Coughlin's Jay Fund now stronger than everMay 20 (4 days ago)
Gene Frenette, jacksonville.com Despite Tom Coughlin being fired as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach after the 2002 season, the future of his biggest off-the-field endeavor – the annual Tom Coughlin/Jay Fund Celebrity Golf Classic to assist cancer-stricken children and their fam… |
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Jaguars start Week 2 of OTAsMay 20 (4 days ago)
Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com The Jaguars begin Week 2 of their organized team activities this morning outside EverBank Field. Most teams start their schedule of 10 OTAs this week, but the Jaguars, because they have a new coach, received three extra OTAs and they used those last wee… |
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LB Geno Hayes thankful for chance to playMay 20 (4 days ago)
Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com As six linebackers came off the board in the second round of last month’s NFL Draft, some earlier than expected, it became apparent Geno Hayes would not face additional competition to win a starting position on the Jaguars’ defense. Not that Hayes was… |
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Tebow returns to Jacksonville, but not that wayMay 18 (5 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com At a time when the Jaguars aren’t interested in bringing Tim Tebow home to Jacksonville, he went there anyway. Via the Florida Times-Union, Tebow was in town Friday night to speak at New Life Christian Fellowship. As he did earlier this month in Michiga… |
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Gene Frenette: Playing time up for grabs for Jaguars receiversMay 18 (5 days ago)
Gene Frenette, jacksonville.com The Jaguars will begin this season similar to where they were a decade ago. There's a new head coach and general manager, plus an important offensive weapon sitting out the first four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. In 2003, the Ja… |
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Kyle Love passes physical in JacksonvilleMay 18 (5 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The medical condition that made defensive lineman Kyle Love unfit for further employment with the Patriots has not kept him from working for the Jaguars. According to Jarrett Bell of USA Today, Love passed a Friday physical in Jacksonville, with one cav… |
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Thoughts on Justin Blackmon, the Jaguars and Montell Owens' releaseMay 17 (6 days ago)
Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com Five thoughts on the Jaguars 10 weeks before the start of training camp: |
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Watch: Local law firm publicly lobbies Jaguars to give Tebow a chanceMay 17 (6 days ago)
The Times, jacksonville.com Morgan & Morgan has launched a new ad campaign that encourages the Jacksonville Jaguars to bring former Jets quarterback Tim Tebow aboard. Coming up in Sunday's Florida Times-Union, reporter Vito Stellino sits down with John Morgan to discuss the mo… |
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On the Jaguars' two new D-linemenMay 17 (7 days ago)
I asked Mike Rodak of ESPNBoston.com for an assessment of two defensive linemen the Jaguars recently claimed off waivers from New England: Kyle Love and Brandon Deaderick. Here are Rodak's insights: "Both Love and Deaderick joined the Patriots in 2… |
