Jacksonville Jaguars News and Rumors

Tania Ganguli, jacksonville.com

The day he took over as the owner of the Jaguars, Shad Khan talked about regionalizing the franchise and courting fans from outside Jacksonville.  Today the Jaguars announced they are sending players, alumni, coaches and cheerleaders all over south Geor…

ESPN.com

Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Jaguars and why. Blaine Gabbert can deliver some big-time passes. In a rookie season when he was on the field sooner than the Jaguars initially intended, the offensive framework a young quarterback…

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey is saying there’s not going to be a competition for the starting quarterback position in training camp. But Blaine Gabbert has the attitude that he is still competing. “I compete every practice,” he said. “I know perfec…

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

The Jaguars started their second organized team activity of the week in a light rain Wednesday, but coach Mike Mularkey said they actually had a better practice than they did on Tuesday. Mularkey said it was good to get a chance to work in the rain and …

Matt Loede, jaguarsgab.com

Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey said on Tuesday that running back Maurice Jones-Drew is skipping OTA’s because he wants a new contract. “I’m in the coaching end of these matters, and I’ve talked to him about football and what I can do on the field and…

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

A contrite Terrance Knighton apologized Tuesday for being involved in a club incident last month that caused him to suffer an eye injury and sidelined him for the duration of the Jaguars’ offseason workout program.

Tania Ganguli, jacksonville.com

The Jaguars fired long-time equipment manager Drew Hampton before the team’s first week of organized team activities. The reason was unclear and the Jaguars declined to comment on the decision. Hampton had been the Jaguars equipment manager since 1998, …

Tania Ganguli, jacksonville.com

Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey told NFL Network's Albert Breer that Blaine Gabbert was the Jaguars starter and there is no quarterback competition.  Today he reaffirmed that remark during his media availability. Then, when it was noted that coaches like to…

Tania Ganguli, jacksonville.com

Rookie contracts are easy under the new collective bargaining agreement, they're essentially slotted and there isn't much negotiation that has to go into them.  Last year the Jaguars quickly put together Blaine Gabbert's four-year deal worth $12 million…

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

The Jaguars have gone to Plan C in their quest to sign a kicker for the organized team activities that start Tuesday. Josh Scobee is at a contract impasse with the team, and the Jaguars didn’t sign either of their workout kickers, including Long Ding, s…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

New Jaguars owner Shad Khan has said he plans to make a difference in Jacksonville.  And he’s putting his money where his handlebar mustache is. The Jaguars have made a $1 million commitment to help veterans assimilate back into the community after ret…

Don Coble, jacksonville.com

Rickie Fowler and Justin Blackmon, the first-round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, talked about spending the week together at The Players Championship, but Blackmon had a bigger commitment — getting ready for football. The two former Oklahoma St…

Mike Tanier, yahoo.com

Any website can post "offseason grades" for NFL teams, mixing the draft and free agency into transaction soup, then straining it through the mind of some sportswriter who doesn't know who half the players are. Only the Shutdown 50 has the reso…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Four months from the Vikings’ opener against the Jaguars, running back Adrian Peterson continues to believe he’ll be on the field. Peterson told reporters on Wednesday that his recovery from his torn ACL is progressing well, and he said he’ll be sur…

Tania Ganguli, jacksonville.com

A lot was made of Drew Coleman's lack of versatility after the Jaguars released him last week.  Coleman was strictly the Jaguars' nickelback last year, and never played outside, not even as corner after corner went down with injury. Coleman never said m…