Jacksonville Jaguars Rumors & News

Jacksonville Times-Union "Tim Tebow is a man without an NFL team, but Tebowmania is alive and well, especially in Jacksonville. Though no NFL team has shown interest in signing the former Nease High and University of Florida Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback since the New York Jets cut him late last month, he remains in..." May 19

Fox Sports Florida "Preparing to face Eagle's View Academy is worlds removed from studying film in preparation for, say, the Philadelphia Eagles. But the turnaround has happened so quickly to Mark Brunell that he has barely had time to process it. Less than 24 months after wrapping up a 17-year NFL playing..." May 18

Jacksonville Times-Union "The Jaguars parted with another veteran Thursday, releasing running back Montell Owens. Owens, who turned 29 earlier this month, made the Jaguars in 2006 as an undrafted free agent from Maine and played in 104 games. Along with Maurice Jones-Drew and Marcedes Lewis, Owens was the..." May 16

Jacksonville Times-Union "Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said Tuesday that Justin Blackmon’s past problems remain “in the back of my mind,’’ but he is willing to give the troubled wide receiver a fresh start. Although Bradley said he knows “some things have happened’’ in Blackmon’s past, he said, “I base it on my dealings..." May 15

Jacksonville Times-Union "The Education of Johnathan Cyprien will shift into overdrive this fall when he faces experienced quarterbacks and cagey receivers. But this week, months from the Jaguars’ regular season opener against Kansas City, Cyprien is getting a daily crash course. Defensive backs coach DeWayne Walker..." May 15

Jacksonville Times-Union "Quarterback Jordan Rodgers, signed by the Jaguars as a rookie free agent after not being drafted, will be sidelined until training camp after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia Tuesday, coach Gus Bradley said. Rodgers, the younger brother of Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers, suffered the injury..." May 15

Jacksonville Times-Union "If the Jaguars want to get troubled receiver Justin Blackmon’s attention about straightening his life out, maybe they should show him a picture of the man identified on the Mississippi Department of Corrections docket as inmate #156017. The mug shot next to it belongs to none other than former..." May 13

NFL.com "Former Jacksonville Jaguars standout Jimmy Smith currently is serving a six-year sentence in Mississippi prison on two charges, the Mississippi Department of Corrections confirmed Monday. Smith is serving four years for cocaine possession and two more years for possession of a firearm by a..." May 13

Jacksonville Times-Union "When the Jaguars get back on the field Monday for the start of OTAs – the first time rookies and veterans will work together – one of the players to watch will be rookie cornerback Trey Wilson. Wilson, an undrafted free agent from Vanderbilt, was impressive during last week’s rookie camp even..." May 12

Foxsports.com "For the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tim Tebow is old news. Even with a segment of Jaguars fans pushing for the franchise to sign Tebow now that the Jacksonville-area native and former University of Florida star is a free agent. Even with the Jaguars having an unsettled situation at quarterback with..." May 08

Jacksonville Times-Union "Even teams undergoing a youth movement need veteran leadership. And with that as a consideration, the Jaguars signed free agent cornerback Marcus Trufant on Tuesday. Trufant, who played the first 10 years of his career with the Seattle Seahawks, instantly becomes the most experienced cornerback..." May 08

New York Daily News "Jaguars owner Shad Khan may be intrigued by all the fuss over Tim Tebow’s next move, but don’t expect the lightning-rod quarterback to play for his hometown team any time soon. Despite a shirt-lived petition to President Obama earlier this week to ask the Jaguars to reconsider signing Tebow, it’s..." May 07

Jacksonville Times-Union "Lonnie Pryor wasn’t online last weekend when word surfaced he would be joining the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent. But he was made aware of the compliments that were being tossed his way. “Somebody was telling me about the Jaguars’ Facebook page and how everybody was excited about me coming..." May 06

Jacksonville Times-Union "If first impressions are any indication, offensive tackle Luke Joeckel is on his way to becoming everything the Jaguars thought he would be when they made him the second pick in the NFL draft. Coach Gus Bradley lowered the curtain on the Jaguars rookie minicamp Sunday with a positive review on..." May 06

CBSSports.com "Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Luke Joeckel is going through an awkward stage. His hand placement, foot stagger and set balance seem strange -- all part of his transition from left to right tackle. He might feel a bit off, but he looks just fine. Joeckel has been downright dominant..." May 05

Jacksonville Times-Union "Every Jaguars assistant coach stands behind the line of scrimmage during practice, putting them close enough to the action to bark pre-snap instructions and be in the huddle moments later. Except for DeWayne Walker. Walker, the team’s new defensive backs coach, stands 30 yards away from the..." May 05

CBSSports.com "While there will be new faces throughout the Jacksonville Jaguars' starting lineup under first-year coach Gus Bradley, the biggest facelift may be in the secondary where the Jaguars will have at least three new starters. In the Jaguars' first rookie minicamp, however, since last week's NFL..." May 05

Jacksonville Times-Union "Jordan Rodgers, an undrafted quarterback who begins his bid to make it in the NFL at the Jaguars’ rookie minicamp on Friday, comes from a competitive family. And he still plays basketball with his famous older brother. “I’m a lot more athletic and he cheap-shots a lot,” Rodgers said. "His thing..." May 04

Detroit Free Press "Denard Robinson is going back to college with a little NFL experience. The former Michigan star made his debut with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday, showing off his speed and versatility as the team opened a three-day rookie minicamp. A fifth-round pick making the transition from..." May 04

ESPN.com "Pro Football Talk has pointed out since Justin Blackmon's suspension that contractual language would allow the team to release him now without any further financial burden. That’s an interesting bit of news. But I know for sure the Jacksonville Jaguars have no intention of releasing him...." May 01

NFL.com "Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon's up-and-down rookie season ended on a positive note with a strong statistical finish. His second season is starting off on a huge down note. The NFL announced Tuesday that Blackmon has been suspended without pay for the team's first four games..." May 01

Jacksonville Times-Union "The Jaguars moved quickly to quell any speculation after the New York Jets released Tim Tebow on Monday. “The Jacksonville Jaguars’ plans do not include Tim Tebow,’’ Jim Woodcock, spokesman for team owner Shad Khan, wrote in an email to the Times-Union shortly after the quarterback’s..." April 30

Detroit Free Press "No general manager worth his salt wouldn’t say he was excited about his draft picks, but Jacksonville’s David Caldwell sounds like he really means it about Denard Robinson. The Jaguars took the former Michigan quarterback — who will have to change positions in the NFL — in the fifth..." April 30

ChicoER "While Jordan Rodgers had to wait for three days for the NFL draft's completion, it didn't take nearly that long for him to find a team as an undrafted free agent. Rodgers, a former Pleasant Valley High and Butte College standout, announced on his Twitter feed, @JRodgers11, shortly after the..." April 28

Jacksonville Times-Union "Besides a lack of touchdowns, sacks and wins, what was lacking on the Jaguars quickly became apparent to general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley once they arrived in mid-January. The Jaguars didn’t have enough speed. “That was one thing we really needed to upgrade,” Caldwell..." April 28

Jacksonville Times-Union "Despite chatter the previous 24 hours they might have found a taker for the No. 2 pick of the NFL Draft, the Jaguars stayed put Thursday night and selected Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel. A career left tackle in college, Joeckel is expected to move to right tackle for the..." April 26

Jacksonville Times-Union "Needs and value. Smokescreens. Measurables. Production. Upside. Intangibles. Mock drafts. Enough already, right? Since the afternoon of Dec. 30, when the most miserable season in Jaguars history ended in Nashville, Tenn., the focus of the team’s followers have been on Thursday night and..." April 25

Jacksonville Times-Union "Jaguars owner Shad Khan said Tuesday he has been briefed by general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley on the player the Jaguars plan to take with the second pick in the NFL Draft Thursday night. Khan added he is on board with the selection even if it is at a non-glamour position like..." April 24

Jacksonville Times-Union "The Jaguars made NFL history Tuesday at EverBank Field, and it had nothing do with a game or a draft pick. Unveiling new uniforms for the second time in five years, the Jaguars’ latest look includes a two-tone colored helmet, a first in the league. Along with a shield patch on the front of..." April 24

NFL.com "New owner. New coach. New uniforms. The Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday unveiled the team's new look, a Nike-inspired redesign that team owner Shad Khan described as "awe-inspiring." "There's no reason not to win now," Khan joked. "We can't blame the uniforms." The most striking element?..." April 23

Jacksonville Times-Union "The Jaguars expect to make the second pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft. Everything else — who they select, their second-round strategy and possible quarterback plans — was left open for interpretation and speculation Monday when general Dave Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley held a pre-draft news..." April 23

Jacksonville Times-Union "Has the Quarterback Well run dry for at least this NFL Draft? The last two drafts has produced a whopping 11 starters. That leaves an accomplished but underwhelming senior-heavy quarterback class. But one that could have post-first round value. “Believe it or not, the quarterback group is..." April 22

Jacksonville Times-Union "When general manager Dave Caldwell pulls the trigger on the Jaguars’ first-round draft selection Thursday night, he will become the fourth executive to run a Jaguars draft. If Caldwell is to be a success, he is going to have to have a better touch in the draft than the last two men to hold the..." April 22

CBSSports.com "Because they do the on-location television coverage for the draft, the analysts who work for ESPN and NFL Network will know in advance who's being taken in the 2013 NFL Draft. But this year, those folks aren't going to spoil the picks on Twitter. Instead, they will "speculate" on who might be..." April 22

Jacksonville Times-Union "Tight end Marcedes Lewis likes the message that the Jaguars’ new offensive coordinator, Jedd Fisch, gave the players when they reported for the offseason workout program. “Coach Fisch made it a point to tell everybody we’re going to get the ball in the hands of our playmakers and find our..." April 18

Jacksonville Times-Union "Blaine Gabbert has adopted a factual view of what the Jaguars might do at quarterback during next week’s NFL Draft. “We have two quarterbacks on the roster, so we know we have to have more going into camp,” he said before the team’s second minicamp practice Wednesday. True. Only Gabbert and..." April 18

Jacksonville Times-Union "While covering several topics related to next week’s NFL Draft, Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell was asked which position was the toughest to analyze. His answer was surprising because he didn’t say quarterback. “The most difficult position to evaluate on tape is cornerback,” Caldwell..." April 18

Jacksonville Times-Union "At 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, Gus Bradley started a new era of Jaguars football by yelling, “All right, let’s go, roll, set,’’ as the players took the field for his first practice as a head coach. After a practice that lasted almost two hours, Bradley was upbeat with the way the players have embraced..." April 17

Jacksonville Times-Union "It became a tradition each Wednesday for anybody who spent time around the Jaguars last year: Which receiver would be arriving and which would be departing? All told, 14 receivers were on the roster at some point of 2012 and Justin Blackmon was the only one to last all 17 weeks. The others got..." April 17

Yahoo! Sports "On the heels of regulators red-flagging a potential $18 million scam last week, multiple federal agencies are probing investments sold to NFL and NBA players, Yahoo! Sports has learned. According to multiple sources that spoke to Yahoo! Sports on the condition of anonymity, several professional..." April 17