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It should be noted that a few Jaguars fans did remove their clown wigs for the National Anthem.
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Jaguars WR Dede Westbrook on what QB Blake Bortles said when he entered the huddle to replace Cody Kessler: "Let’s go boys. I’m back."
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Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he apologized to his team for being a distraction. Said he was at an event and people tried to get him on the dance floor and he should have left. Said he never should have put himself in that situation.
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The amount of criticism from players, anonymous scouts and team officials, and media that Blake Bortles faced was overwhelming, but he stood up there every week and answered every question. Never snapped. Did it with humor and class. Will always remember and respect him for that.
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The Jaguars are the first team in NFL history to have the worst record in the NFL (including ties) and win a playoff game the following season.
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In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, a rewrite of Jaguars DE Yannick Ngakoue’s tweet from this morning:
“I do not like the Jaguars, Khan-I-am. I do not like them in the fall. I do not like them in Duval. Not in the USA. Not in the U.K.”
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Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew on being in quarantine for COVID-19: The virus "took one look at me and ran the other way." He did not test positive, he said.
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Ladies and gentlemen: Gardner Minshew ... and a puppy. If this isn’t my most-liked tweet ever I will lose all respect for Jaguars fans.
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Filed to ESPN: Per a league source, Jaguars coach Urban Meyer has no interest in taking another college coaching job and remains committed to rebuilding the franchise.
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Former Jaguars LB Telvin Smith has been arrested in Jacksonville and charged with unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, per the Duval County Jail website.
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Kenny Pickett just drove the Steelers 63 yards for a TD in 42 seconds against the Jaguars' first-team defense.
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Jaguars DL Dawuane Smoot said he and his wife knew he needed one sack to reach a $250,000 bonus. “She told me don’t come home without that sack.”
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Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew, who scored a 42 on the Wonderlic, says he doesn’t consider himself in the same league as new backup Josh Dobbs, who graduated from Tennessee with a degree in aerospace engineering. So where does he belong?
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And with this victory the Jaguars have eliminated the Colts from the playoffs. Second year in a row.
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Jaguars LB Joe Schobert: "It's the first time I've been 1-0 in my NFL career." Lost his previous four season openers with Cleveland.
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This is how Jaguars WR DJ Chark did his interview today.
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First victory on American soil for the Jaguars in 420 days.
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Trevor Lawrence is the first player in Jaguars history with two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a game.
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Jaguars coach Urban Meyer just spoke to the fans here for training camp practice No. 3 and talked about making TIAA Bank Field a tough place to play: “I’m tired of hearing about other fans coming into our stadium. That shit’s going to stop.”
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QBs make their reputation in the playoffs. This is a helluva start for Trevor Lawrence.
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No boot for QB Trevor Lawrence at his news conference.
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence is the youngest player in NFL history to record 350 pass yards, 3 Pass TD, and a rush TD in a single game at 23-years and 66 days. Per
@ESPNStatsInfo
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Per ESPN Stats & Info: Jaguars Record Trailing by 17+ Points (including playoffs)
1995-2021 1-116
2022 3-2
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence made some big-time throws against the Bills today, but the one to Ridley on third down late, while being blitzed, with the game on the line, and dropping it in the bucket ...
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With todays victory Doug Pederson (3-6) has moved into sole possession of fifth place on the franchise’s list of all-time coaching victories. Moved one spot ahead of Urban Meyer, Mike Mularkey and Mel Tucker.
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The Jaguars’ coaching search (49 days) lasted longer than Tom Brady’s retirement (40 days).
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Per NextGen stats, Trevor Lawrence was running 14.5 MPH when he completed the deep ball to Laviska Shenault. That's the fastest a QB was running when completing a pass of 40+ air yards over the last 5 seasons
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence will not play Thursday vs Raiders in HOF game, per Doug Pederson. Jake Luton will start. C.J. Beathard, who is coming off a groin injury, won’t play either.
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Doug Pederson (2-1) has now tied Mike Mularkey, Mel Tucker and …. Urban Meyer for fifth place on the franchise’s all-time coaching victories list.
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Per Elias, this was the Jaguars' first win in franchise history when trailing by 7+ points in the final minute of regulation. They were 0-183 in franchise history entering the day.
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Jaguars owner Shad Khan got a game ball in a jubilant locker room.
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Jaguars LB Joe Schobert says he really wants to hit Browns RB Nick Chubb on Sunday. Says Chubb's a bad guy -- because he'd always cut ahead of Schobert in the line for post-practice stretch session with team trainer.
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The Jaguars are on the verge of accomplishing something that Doug Pederson's offenses in Philly and KC never did: Have a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver in the same season. Travis Etienne needs 83 rushing yards and Christian Kirk needs 34 receiving yards to hit it.
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Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he had roster control in 2020 and will make sure GM coming in knows he will keep that control for now, at least.
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Nick Sirianni is likely going to win, but Jaguars coach Doug Pederson deserves to be at least mentioned in the conversation for COY. Not only because Jags are competing to win AFC South but because of the mess he inherited and how quickly team has recovered from the Meyer era.
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Jaguars WR Christian Kirk is the 2022 winner of the annual Good Guy Award presented by the
@PFWAwriters
Jacksonville chapter. The award is given to the player who is consistently available, helpful and insightful.
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence: "I'll always remember this one. My first win."
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Per ESPN Stats & Info, the Colts defense pressured Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence on just 3 of his 30 total dropbacks (10%), the lowest pressure rate Lawrence has faced in his career.
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New Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence is already shattering records. According to Fanatics, a global leader for licensed sports merchandise and NFL/Jaguars e-commerce partner, Lawrence broke the record for sales by a draft pick on the first night of the NFL...
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Trevor Lawrence said K Matthew Wright told him he was a software engineer a month ago, now here he is making a game-winning FG.
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Urban Meyer is officially the Jaguars’ new head football coach. Meyer won 3 national titles and went 187-32 at Bowling Green, Utah, Florida and Ohio State. He won two titles and went 65-15 record in six seasons at UF. He won one title and went 83-9 at Ohio State.
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The Jaguars are 5-30 in their last 35 games. Three of those victories have come against the Colts (2019 season finale, 2020 season opener, 2021 season finale).
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Of course Jaguars have interest in a guy that got into a heated exchange w/one of the NFL’s most respected players (& Houston icon), traded NFL’s best WR for a journeyman RB and picks, and is partly responsible for the Texans being one of worst teams in the league. Of course.
It appears
#Jaguars
do have interest in Bill O'Brien, but what isn't clear is how viable a candidate he is compared to Doug Pederson or Jim Caldwell. Part of any wide-ranging interview process is also a fact-finding mission as it is targeting someone as a legit candidate.
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Tonight just makes the Jaguars’ 9-6 victory over the Bills seem either outrageously impressive or completely confusing. Or both.
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence has won four consecutive games against AFC South opponents. That's the longest streak of any Jaguars QB in franchise history, per
@ESPNStatsInfo
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The Jaguars have now forced a league-high 15 turnovers.
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Jaguars vs Titans at 8:15 pm ET on Saturday. So Jaguars get 5 days rest while Titans get 8.
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Per Elias, The Jaguars are the first team in NFL history to lose three consecutive games to winless teams (excluding season openers). Miami, Cincinnati and Houston notched their first victories against the Jaguars the past three weeks.
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The Texans’ victory over the Titans means the Jaguars are now in first place in the AFC South and guarantees that the Week 18 Jags-Titans game in Jax will be for the division title.
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According to Elias, Gardner Minshew's streak of 13 consecutive completions to begin his career is the longest streak by a player to start their career who debuted over the last 40 years. The previous longest over the last 40 years was nine by Brad Johnson in 1994.
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Jaguars QB
@Trevorlawrencee
was named the Pro Football Writers Of America Jacksonville chapter Good Guy Award winner, given annually to the player who’s accessible, insightful and courteous. We all thank you. h/t to
@JaguarsPR
and
@amypalcic
for the photo.
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Former Jaguars LT Tony Boselli is finally a Hall of Famer. The first draft pick in franchise history on Thursday night was named part of the class of 2022 and will be enshrined in a ceremony later this summer in Canton, Ohio. This was Boselli’s sixth time as a finalist.
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Jaguars RB James Robinson (heel) will play vs. Colts, per league source.
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It wasn't that long ago when players used to actually apologize to their fans after losing to the Jaguars.
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The Jaguars not doing more on the OL in the offseason is going to turn out to be the front office's biggest mistake of 2021.
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The Jacksonville City Council voted 14-1 Tuesday night to approve an agreement between the Jaguars and the city on a $1.4 billion renovation of EverBank Stadium. If agreement is approved by 24 of the NFL’s 32 owners in October, construction scheduled to begin after 2025 season.
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Statement from the Jaguars on RB Leonard Fournette’s arrest: “The Jacksonville Jaguars are aware of the situation involving running back Leonard Fournette and are continuing to gather more information. No further comment will be provided at this time.”
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Leonard Fournette with two gems about QB Gardner Minshew: "His name is Jock Strap King" and "He's stronger than you think. I don't know if the mustache gives him power or what."
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence did not play great in the first half. He played out of his mind in the second half. Both are true. Circumstances change. That makes what he did tonight so special.
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Jaguars backup QB CJ Beathard being taken off the field via cart after being down for several minutes. Not clear yet what the injury is.
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Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew in the last two season openers: 41 for 45, 448 yards, 5 TDs, one INT. That's good, right?
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Trevor Lawrence is the first player in Jaguars franchise history with 300 pass yards, multiple Pass TD and a Rush TD in a single game, per ESPN Stats & Info.
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The Jaguars will improve to 9-7 and have recorded back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2004-05.
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Told my wife I think we would benefit from trying yoga and my son says, “You’d benefit from trying yogurt” and now I need to borrow some garbage bags, a couple shovels, and a pickup. Also, anyone have a wooded area on their property?
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The Jaguars have won six of their last seven games in Pittsburgh (including postseason). DE Dawuane Smoot, who joined the team in 2017: "I've been here three times. Haven't lost."
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Just had someone affiliated with with the Jaguars organization tell me: “We’re the Bad News Bears.”
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Jaguars LB Myles Jack: “This is humiliating. … This is embarrassing.”
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Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said in order to really simulate Ravens QB Lamar Jackson in practice you need an Olympic sprinter.
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Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell said Yannick Ngakoue is priority No. 1. Wants to make sure he’s coming back to Jacksonville and will be here for a long time.
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After winning the AFC South last night the Jaguars' 2023 opponents are set:
Home: Colts, Texans, Titans, Bengals, Ravens, Falcons, Panthers, Chiefs, 49ers
Away: Colts, Texans, Titans, Browns, Steelers, Saints, Bucs, Bills
First-place sked features at least 6 playoff teams.
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Jaguars interim coach Darrell Bevell, when told the Jaguars’ victory eliminated the Colts from the playoffs: “Great. That’s what we were trying to do.”
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So to recap:
Four dropped passes (one in end zone)
Three missed FGs (two voided by penalty)
No Robinsons (Cam/James)
Trevor gets hurt
And Jags still beat Bills 9-6
Helluva win
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Rayshawn Jenkins has delivered two of the biggest plays of the season.
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I thought what Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence did last night was Tom Brady-ish. Turns out it wasn't. It was even better. Brady has thrown 4 INTs in 6 games in his career (none in postseason) and is 0-6 in those games. Lawrence has done it twice and is 1-1.
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Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said he wants to call the offensive plays.
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Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said it’s an open competition between QBs Trevor Lawrence and Gardner Minshew to start the season opener against Houston.
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Jaguars RB Carlos Hyde got to the stadium and his shoulder didn’t feel right so he is being held out.
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I know this will get some people angry but: Doug Marrone did a good job this year of facing the media and answering uncomfortable questions every week. Which is why he was given the annual Good Guy Award. Usually goes to a player but this year we made an exception.
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Jaguars LT Cam Robinson has signed the franchise tender, per the team. Second year in a row he’s playing on the franchise tag and he’ll earn $16.7M in 2022. The team has until July 15 to work out a long-term deal with Robinson.
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Jaguars LB Telvin Smith is an emotional wreck as he talks about how much retiring LB Paul Posluszny means to him. Posluszny is in tears in the front row as well. Such an emotional day at EverBank Field.
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This is eye-opening: The Jaguars pressured Mahomes on only 16% of his dropbacks after the injury (3 of 19) per ESPN tracking, compared to 54% of his dropbacks prior to the injury (7 of 13). Pass rush should have feasted on immobile Mahomes.
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence played his best game of the season against the Colts on Sunday: 23 of 32 for 223 yards, 2 TDs, 111.8 rating. Now consider how much better it could have been had the Jaguars not had a season-high six drops. Jaguars finished with a league-high 39 drops.
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Per ESPN Stats & Information, Gardner Minshew is the first Jaguars player with three touchdown passes in three consecutive games in franchise history.
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If your take after a dropped pass that was slightly high but should 100 percent been caught by a professional football player is that Trevor Lawrence is a bust ... I can't help you ... and I'm not sure that I want to.
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Jaguars LB Myles Jack also said the dysfunction in the organization led to the team beating itself every week.
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Jaguars coach Urban Meyer names Trevor Lawrence the starter for 2021.
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Jaguars TE Evan Engram leads all NFL tight ends and is T6th overall w/104 catches yet did not make Pro Bowl. His per-catch average (8.5 yards) is 27th among TEs, but the eight other TEs in Super Bowl era w/100+ catches in a season all made the Pro Bowl. He should have made it.
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Jaguars coach Doug Marrone says they'll rest RB James Robinson in practice this week but Robinson has told Marrone he wants to play and thinks he can play Sunday vs. Bears.
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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence on his final six drives vs Cowboys:
3rd down: 6-of-6 for 66 yards and 2 TD
Pressure: 6-of-9 for 44 yards and 2 TD when pressured
Blitz: 6-of-6 for 77 yards and a TD
Downfield: 5-of-10 for 130 yards and 2 TD
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After contemplating yesterday's game, still amazed that the Jaguars can:
Have a 109-yard kick six
Hold De'Andre Hopkins to 3 catches for 21 yards
Hold the Cardinals to 1 of 9 on 3rd down
Finally force a turnover
Have a 9-point 3Q lead
... and still lose.
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Just had a Rams fan tell me: “I’m tired of losing.” I had to laugh.
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Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said he didn't call an option on Trevor Lawrence's TD run. It was supposed to be a handoff to Travis Etienne. "Sort of a bewildered look on the sideline from me and everybody else, like, what is he doing? But he knew what he was doing," Pederson said.
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