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Jacksonville Takes a Step in the Right Direction
Score Big in Free Agency


The Prodigal Son returns to Jacksonville

March 2, 2014
Jacksonville, FL

(AP) Only Tim Tebow can take away from the Jaguars' signing of WR Golden Tate, WR Eric Decker, and DE Greg Hardy. Tebow signed a two year, $7 million deal which does not have guaranteed money attached to it. The Jaguars, who have seemingly avoided him since he was eligible to be drafted in 2010, opened up their arms to him after he reportedly told the Jags' Front Office that he was willing to switch positions. For now, however, the Jags will label him a quarterback and will tinker with ways of getting him on the field during the Pre-Season.

The highlight of the Jags' signings were WRs Golden Tate and Eric Decker, and DE Greg Hardy. Tate and Decker add insurance to a shaky receiving corps whose top receivers are Cecil Shorts and Justin Blackmon. Shorts, who is entering the final year of his contract, amassed over 1000 yards receiving for the Jaguars (the first player to do so since Jimmy Smith), he struggled with drops and looks more like a second or third option. Meanwhile, Blackmon, who has yet to be re-instated in the NFL following an indefinite suspension for drug and/or alcohol use, has an uncertain future ahead, both on and off the field.

DE Greg Hardy was the Jaguars' biggest prize for the defensive minded Coach Bradley. At 6'4" and 277 pounds, Hardy has freakish athletic ability and strength, but was a bit of a disappointment for the Panthers with just 5 sacks. With his size, Hardy can play a variety of positions in Coach Bradley's defensive scheme.

In total, the Jacksonville signed 9 new players as they head into the Draft.

FREE AGENCY SIGNINGS
QB Tim Tebow: 7M/2 Years (Non-Guaranteed)
HB Anthony Dixon: 1.5M/2 Years
WR Golden Tate: 35M/5 Years
WR Eric Decker: 21M/3 Years
WR Doug Baldwin: 14M/4 Years
OT Matt Kopa: 680K/1 Year
DE Greg Hardy: 20M/4 Years
DE Adewale Ojomo: 1.8M/3 Years
SS Taylor Mays: 910K/1 Year

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Free Agency Signings Around the NFL

Oakland Stays Busy and Gets Competitive

QUARTERBACKS
Josh Freeman, NO
Blaine Gabbert, WAS
Tarvaris Jackson, WAS
Matt Flynn, MIN
Matt Scott, OAK
Matt Schaub, STL
Matt Cassel, CIN
Scott Tolzien, MIN
Colt McCoy, HOU

RUNNING BACKS
Chris Johnson, DEN
Darren McFadden, TEN
Knowshon Moreno, ARI
Andre Ellington, NO
Ahmad Bradshaw, SD
Joique Bell, CLE
Kendall Hunter, CLE
Ben Tate, NYJ
Rashad Jennings, MIN
Toby Gerhart, ARI
Darius Reynaud, CAR
Jonathan Starks, HOU
DuJuan Harris, SD
Jonathan Dwyer, SF
Andre Brown, CHI

FULLBACKS
Lex Hilliard, TEN
Greg Jones, PIT
Jacob Hester, HOU
Jed Collins, CIN

WIDE RECEIVERS
Jeremy Maclin, DEN
Hakeem Nicks, WAS
Ted Ginn, BUF
Devin Hester, OAK
Andre Roberts, CLE
Robert Meachem, OAK
Julian Edelman, ARI
Andre Hawkins, GB
Darrius Heyward-Bey, IND
Armanti Edwards, OAK
James Jones, TEN
Jerome Simpson, PHI
Mario Manningham, TEN
Jacoby Ford, PIT
Danario Alexander, DET

TIGHT ENDS
Brett Myers, OAK
Brandon Pettigrew, DET
Anthony McCoy, ATL
Scott Chandler, ARI
Kellen Winslow, DEN

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
Charles Brown, TB
Eugene Monroe, OAK
Branden Albert, NO
Eric Winston, HOU
Lemuel Jeanpierre
Matt Slauson, BAL
Jon Asamoah, OAK
J.D. Walton, DAL

DEFENSIVE ENDS
Jared Allen, OAK
Mark Anderson, ATL
Mario Addison, MIN
Robert Ayers, CIN
Shaun Phillips, DET
Chris Ozougwu, SEA
Martez Wilson, TB
Rob Ninkovich, OAK
Martellus Bennett, DET
Tyson Alualu, GB
Arthur Jones, NE
B.J. Raji, PIT
Alan Branch, IND

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Sen’Derrick Marks, DAL
Jonathan Babineaux, OAK
Marvin Austin, DET

LINEBACKERS
Daryl Smith, CLE
Brandon Spikes, WAS
London Fletcher, GB
Donald Butler, TB
Karlos Dansby, TEN
Brian Rolle, SD
Nick Barnett, SD
Akeem Jordan, OAK
Jonathan Vilma, PIT
Desmond Bishop, CAR
Thomas Howard, NYG
Parys Haralson, SD
Larry English, PIT
Chris Gocong, NYJ

CORNERBACKS
Captain Munnerlyn, OAK
Tramaine Brock, DET
Alton Verner, DET
Corey Webster, SD
Nate Clements, PIT
Sam Shields, CIN
Tim Jennings, ATL
Mike Jenkins, TB
Antoine Cason, NYG
Nnamdi Asomugha, IND
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, ARI
Kelvin Hayden, SF
Chris Cook, OAK
Josh Wilson, GB
Eric Wright, SF
Javier Arenas, BAL

SAFETIES
Mike Mitchell, NYG
Brandon Merriweather, OAK
Mike Burnett, WAS
Jose Gumbs, NYG
Dwight Lowery, CAR
Malcolm Jenkins, IND
Keenan Lewis, WAS
Usama Young, BAL
Tom Zbikowski, BAL
Jordan Babineaux, ARI

KICKERS
Graham Gano, OAK
Billy Cundiff, MIN
Steven Hauschka, SF
Josh Scobee, CIN
Dan Carpenter, PIT
Garrett Hartley, PHI

PUNTERS
Drew Butler, OAK
Zoltan Mesko, CAR
Robert Malone, HOU
Chris Jones, MIN
Chas Henry, DAL

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New Faces in New Places
Roethlisberger Traded Away

TRADES

HOU: QB Ben Roethlisberger
PIT: 2014 2nd Round Pick (55)

WAS: 2014 2nd Round Pick (54)
TB: QB Kirk Cousins, TE Fred Davis

BUF: DE Antwan Barnes
NYJ: LB Ty Powell, 2015 5th Round Pick

BUF: 2014 4th Round Pick (105) and 7th Round Pick (197)
OAK: DT Kyle Williams

MIA: 2014 2nd Round Pick (49)
MIN: DE Oliver Vernon

NE: 2014 3rd Round Pick (74)
ATL: HB Stevan Ridley

ARI: OG Allen Barbre
PHI: DT Alameda Ta’amu, 2015 7th Round Pick

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NFL Draft Preview
Jags Have 9 Picks, Including 5 in the Top 100


Who will the Front Office select to be the newest and latest Jaguars?

JAGUARS DRAFT PICKS
Round 1, Pick 3
Round 2, Pick 35
Round 3, Pick 67
Round 3, Pick 90 (via SD)
Round 4, Pick 99
Round 5, Pick 131
Round 6, Pick 166 (via NYG)
Round 7, Pick 195
Round 7, Pick 198 (via NYG)

NFL DRAFT PICKS - 1st Round

1. Pittsburgh
2. Miami
3. Jacksonville
4. Baltimore
5. Arizona
6. New York Giants
7. Tennessee
8. Indianapolis
9. Oakland
10. Atlanta
11. St. Louis
12. Dallas
13. St. Louis
14. Cincinnati
15. New York Jets
16. Kansas City
17. Minnesota
18. Detroit
19. Green Bay
20. San Francisco
21. Cleveland
22. Tampa Bay
23. Houston
24. Philadelphia
25. Buffalo
26. San Diego
27. Seattle
28. Chicago
29. Carolina
30. New England
31. New Orleans
32. Denver

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NFL Draft
Day One: First Round


After a trio of trades, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected two pass rushers with their 1st round picks

May 8, 2014
New York, NY

(AP) The 2014 NFL Draft started with the Steelers' selection of QB Marcus Mariota out of Oregon after trading away their former face of the franchise, Ben Roethlisberger, to Houston for a 2nd round pick. Jacksonville, who held the 3rdoverall pick and had QB Teddy Bridgewater fall to their laps, traded down to Arizona for the 5th, 37th, and 146th overall picks. Arizona proceeded to draft Bridgewater with the 3rd overall pick.

However, upon their time to pick at 5th overall, Jacksonville traded down again - this time to St. Louis for the Rams' 11th, 13th, and 203rd overall pick. At pick 11, Jacksonville traded down for the third and final time, picking up the 24th, 56th, and 88th overall pick from the Philadelphia Eagles.

In total, the Jaguars picked up an additional 6 draft picks, before selecting DE Jadeveon Clowney from South Carolina with the 13th overall pick and LB Anthony Barr out of UCLA with the 24th overall pick. Both Clowney and Barr were highly touted prospects going in to the draft and were arguably Top 10 picks. Jacksonville, who had an opportunity to select their franchise quarterback in the first round, opted to address their pass rushing needs instead. In total, six quarterbacks were taken in the first round - Johnny Manziel, Zach Mettenberger, and A.J. McCarron were not selected.

Clowney and Barr should form a nice tandem with Greg Hardy along the defensive line in Coach Gus Bradley's unique 4-3/3-4 scheme.

ROUND 1

1. PIT: QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon
2. MIA: OT Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
3. ARI: QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
4. BAL: DE Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
5. STL: WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M
6. NYG: TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
7. TEN: QB Derek Carr, Fresno State
8. IND: MLB C.J. Mosley, Alabama
9. OAK: QB Brett Hundley, UCLA
10. ATL: HB Lache Seastrunk, Baylor
11. PHI: WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
12. DAL: SS Dion Bailey, USC
13. JAC: DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
    
14. CIN: OLB Christian Jones, FSU
15. NYJ: WR Marqise Lee, USC
16. KC: TE Jace Amaro, Texas A&M
17. MIN: QB Braxton Miller, Ohio State
18. DET: CB Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida
19. GB: CB Bradley Roby, Ohio State
20. SF: WR Brandon Coleman, Rutgers
21. CLE: QB Tajh Boyd, Clemson
22. TB: OLB Boseko Lokombo, Oregon
23. HOU: WR Jeremy Gallon, Michigan
24. JAC: OLB Anthony Barr, UCLA
25. BUF: OG Chris Watt, Notre Dame
26. SD: DT/DE DeAndre Coleman, California
27. SEA: WR Josh Huff, Oregon
28. CHI: CB Carrington Byndom, Texas
29. CAR: WR Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss
30. NE: MLB Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut
31. NO: OLB Corey Nelson, Oklahoma
32. DEN: C/G Corey Linsley, Ohio State

BREAKDOWN OF TRADES
JAC: 1(5), 2(37), 5(146) / ARI: 1(3)
JAC: 1(11), 1(13), 7 (203) / STL: 1(5)
JAC: 1(24), 2(56), 3(88) / PHI: 1(11)

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NFL Draft
Day Two: Second and Third Round


Johnny Manziel's blindside will be protected by Luke Joeckel once again

May 9, 2014
New York, NY

(AP) Jacksonville picked up six key pieces on Day 2, including their presumed franchise signal caller, Johnny Manziel. Johnny Football fell all the way to 56 overall before the Jaguars scooped him. Questions about his maturity, leadership, style of play, and size were the likely factors causing his drop. At the combine he measured in at 6'0" and weighed 200 pounds.

Before the Manziel pick, the Jaguars selected FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix at 35 overall and DT Louis Nix III at 37th overall. Clinton-Dix should start at free safety for the Jaguars while Nix III will likely start at the nose tackle position.

After the Manziel pick, Jacksonville picked up linebacker, Shayne Skov near the top of the third round at 67th overall. With Paul Posluszny on the team, Skov could shift to outside linebacker or work as a key back up behind Posluszny. The Jaguars later addressed their offensive line woes by selecting offensive linmen, David Yankey from Stanford and Cyril Richardson out of Baylor at 88 and 90 overall, respectively. Both have tremendous size and can play in the interior at guard or line up at right tackle. Training camp and the pre-season should dictate where they will play.

SECOND ROUND
33. PIT: C/G Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
34. MIA: DE Ed Stinson, Alabama
35. JAC: FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
36. DEN: SS Christian Bryant, Ohio State
37. JAC: DT Louis Nix III, Notre Dame
38. NYG: DT Timmy Jernigan, FSU
39. TEN: HB Bishop Sankey, Washington
40. IND: OLB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
41. OAK: OLB Denicos Allen, Michigan State
42. ATL: OT Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
43. STL: DT Anthony Johnson, LSU
44. DAL: OG Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
45. WAS: MLB A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
46. CIN: OLB Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
47. NYJ: OLB Morgan Breslin, USC
48. SF: CB Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma
49. MIA: CB Marcus Roberson, Florida
50. DET: HB Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona
51. GB: OT Jack Mewhort, Ohio State
52. SF: CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
53. CLE: CB Chris Davis, Auburn
54. WAS: Eric Ebron, North Carolina
55. PIT: MLB Chris Borland, Wisconsin
56. JAC: QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
57. BUF: DT Derrick Hopkins, Virginia Tech
58. SD: SS Isaiah Lewis, Michigan State
59. SEA: DT Dominique Easley, Florida
60. CHI: OLB Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State
61. CAR: OG Mason Walters, Texas
62. NE: QB A.J. McCarron, Alabama
63. NO: QB Zach Mettenberger, LSU
64. DEN: DE Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas

ROUND THREE
65. ATL: TE C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa
66. MIA: OG Kevin Danser Stanford
67. JAC: MLB Shayne Skov, Stanford
68. BAL: OT Kevin Graf, USC
69. ARI: OLB Prince Shembo, Notre Dame
70. NYG: SS Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State
71. SF: C/G Travis Swanson, Arkansas
72. IND: CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
73. OAK: DT/DE Will Sutton, Arizona State
74. NE: OT James Hurst, North Carolina
75. STL: OLB Lamin Barrow, LSU
76. DAL: TE Randall Telfer, USC
77. WAS: CB Quandre Diggs, Texas
78. CIN: DT Kirby Ennis, Texas A&M
79. NYJ: TE Arthur Lynch, Georgia
80. KC: OG Zach Fulton, Tennessee
81. MIN: OLB Marquis Flowers, Arizona
82. DET: LOLB Ronald Powell, Florida
83. GB: C/G Bryan Stork, FSU
84. SF: DE Ethan Hemer, Wisconsin
85. CLE: TE Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin
86. NYJ: CB Deion Belue, Alabama
87. HOU: DT Mister Cobble, Kentucky
88. JAC: G/T David Yankey, Stanford
89. BUF: CB Ciante Davis, Nebraska
90. JAC: G/T Cyril Richardson, Baylor
91. MIN: SS Dezmen Southward, Wisconsin
92. CHI: CB Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
93. CAR: OT Taylor Lewan, Michigan
94. NE: HB Carlos Hyde, Ohio State
95. NO: OLB Tahj Jones, LSU
96. DEN: QB David Fales, San Jose State

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NFL Draft
Day Three: Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Round


No matter what position he plays, De'Anthony Thomas will be a threat with the ball for Jacksonville

May 10, 2014
New York, NY

(AP) Jacksonville picked up plenty of speed with the selection of De'Anthony Thomas. While the team announced him as a running back, he will have plenty of opportunities to see the field as a runner, receiver, or returner. The Jaguars also had a couple of steals in the fifth round, selecting CB/S Lamarcus Joyner and C/G Gabe Ikard. Both were highly touted as Day 2 picks, but fell to the Jaguars on Day 3.

The Jags had a questionable sixth round pick in selecting P Mike Sadler from Michigan State considering they infamously spent a third round pick on P Bryan Anger just two years ago. They rounded out the draft by selecting a trio of prospects in QBs Jordan Lynch, Logan Thomas, and Kain Colter in the seventh round. Whether they will play quarterback or some other position remains to be unseen.

ROUND FOUR - NOTABLE PICKS
97. PIT: CB Jason Verrett, TCU
98. MIA: OLB Ishaq Williams, Notre Dame
99. JAC: HB De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon
100. BAL: MLB Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky
105. BUF: HB George Atkinson III, Notre Dame
108. DAL: QB Aaron Murray, Georgia
109. NYJ: HB Silas Redd, USC
111. TB: OT Zach Martin, Notre Dame
112. KC: WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
113. MIN: DE Dee Ford, Auburn
114. DET: FS Terrence Brooks, FSU
120. PHI: HB Dri Archer, Kent State
122. SD: QB Stephen Morris, Miami
123. SEA: QB Bryn Renner, North Carolina
124. CHI: OT Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
127. NO: WR Odell Beckham, LSU
128. DEN: WR Kasen Williams, Washington

ROUND FIVE - NOTABLE PICKS
129. PIT: HB John Hubert, Kansas State
130. MIA: QB Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois
131. JAC: CB/S LaMarcus Joyner, FSU
133. ARI: WR Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin
140. DAL: WR Jaxon Shipley, Texas
141. WAS: WR Cody Hoffman, BYU
142. CIN: WR Shaquelle Evans, UCLA
143. NYJ: DE Ben Gardner, Stanford
145. OLB Khalil Mack, Buffalo
146. JAC: C/G Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
150. TB: WR Jarvis Landry, LSU
151. HOU: TE Chris Coyle, Arizona State
159. NO: CB Deshazor Everett, Texas A&M

ROUND SIX - NOTABLE PICKS
164. BAL: HB LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State
166. JAC: P Mike Sadler, Michigan State
168. IND: WR Devin Smith, Ohio State
169. OAK: HB James Sims, Kansas
170. ATL: WR Willie Snead, Ball State
171. STL: HB James White, Wisconsin
172. DAL: HB James White, Iowa State
180. SF: DE Taylor Hart, Oregon
183. HOU: K Anthony Fera, Texas
184. PHI: P Cole Wagner, Connecticut

ROUND SEVEN - NOTABLE PICKS
195. JAC: QB Jordan Lynch, Illinois
198. JAC: QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
199. TEN: TE Troy Niklas, Notre Dame
200. IND: OLB Chase Hoobler, Indiana
203. JAC: QB Kain Colter, Northwestern
205. WAS: MLB Dan Fox, Notre Dame
213. CLE: HB Brandon Williams Texas A&M
214. HOU: CB B.J. Lowery, Iowa
215. TB: WR Kenny Shaw, FSU
224. DEN: DT Thad Randle, Nebraska

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