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Photo by James Gilbert/ The Jaguars quarterback has been at the epicenter of the team’s plans since the start of the season. Described as being like an ‘accountant’ in the building by his head coach, Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II has earned the trust of his locker room, including its star player in defensive end Josh Allen. Minshew took the league by storm after coming in to replace an injured Nick Foles last season. While he wasn’t thought of as a superstar then, he has been one of the most popular quarterbacks in the league, since. From shooting a commercial with...

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports A jack of all trades, Laviska Shenault has tools to take over an offense. When drafted, Jaguars receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. quickly became one of the team’s most-intriguing players on offense. Showcasing immense ability as a versatile player while at Colorado, Shenault has already seen a glimpse of what a one-to-one translation of his talents would be in the pros, and he’s not backing down from the pressure. “I love having the pressure on me and [I] have to, I have no choice but to take advantage of my opportunities,” Shenault told members of...

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown has been ruled for the team’s Week 2 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Titans HC Mike Vrabel said WR A.J. Brown is out Sunday.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2020

Photo by Sam Greenwood/ Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback C.J. Henderson has won Pepsi NFL Rookie of Week 1 honors. .@Jaguars CB @HendersonChris_ has been voted the @Pepsi Zero Sugar @NFL Rookie of Week 1: https://t.co/PZIao7SKGP #ROTW— NFL345 (@NFL345) September 18, 2020 To recap — Henderson had a monster performance on Week 1, rookie or not. Ten targets. Five tackles. Three passes defended. One interception. Go Jaguars.

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Photo by Dustin Bradford/ The Week Two contest between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans is quickly approaching. Although it’s early in the season, this game already has big implications in the AFC South, as the Jaguars (shockingly) can take sole possession of first place by starting 2-0 in the division. To get a better picture on the 2020 Titans and see how these two divisional rivals match up we spoke with Terry Lambert of Music City Miracles — SB Nation’s website for all things Tennessee Titans. Here is what he had to say: 1. After the Jaguars’ surprising upset...

Photo by James Gilbert/ The Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) are visiting the Tennessee Titans (1-0) and buddy... it’s gonna be a great game. Gird your loins. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the game: Nuts and bolts Location: Nissan Stadium | Nashville, TN Game time: Sunday, September 20th at 1:00 PM EST. TV channel: CBS (see TV coverage map here) Live stream: FuboTV Radio: 92.5FM/1010AM WJXL-FM Odds: Jaguars are currently 7.5-point underdogs but they opened as 10.5-point underdogs. Why? Because the line opened before the Titans had played a game. If the Jaguars lost in Week 1,...

Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports The love for the game has always been there for Jaguars safety Josh Jones, he simply had to find it again. Prior to being named the starting safety in Jacksonville, Josh Jones traversed through a windy road filled with ups and downs, a “dark place” he described to the Jacksonville Jaguars media on Thursday. Selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, Jones entered the NFL as one of the top safeties to come out of the collegiate level. A player with immense talent and athleticism found himself at the top of a mountain...

Welcome to SB Nation FanPulse — a survey of fans across the NFL, powered by SurveyMonkey. Each week, we send 32 polls to 100+ plugged in fans from each team. Jaguars fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse. How confident are you in the direction of the team? End of 2019: 7 percent confidence Free agency: 35 percent confidence Post-NFL Draft: 53 percent confidence Last week: 20 percent confidence This week: 83 percent confidence When you shock the world and beat Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts — a team many said was in contention to win the AFC South — these things...

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown is likely to be week to week with a knee injury, putting his availability for Sunday’s matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars in doubt, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Titans' WR A.J. Brown missed practice today with a bone bruise in his knee that is jeopardizing his availability for Sunday's game against the Jaguars and possibly beyond, per source. Brown is likely to be week to week with his knee injury.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 17, 2020

Photo by Chris Graythen/ It’s that time of week, folks.We went 4-0 last week, so maybe we aren’t sleeping on the couch after all! How does Week 2 look and what are the best games to throw some money at? Let’s check it out! Note: I used Bovada’s odds on Thursday afternoon except for the Jaguars one... I hammered that +10.5 line when it came out. Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals (under 43.5) It’s Thursday night, so you know things are going to get a little wacky. After a blowout loss, I could see the Browns wanting to give Nick Chubb the rock as well as a few turnovers by...

Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports A week ago a lot of Jacksonville Jaguars fans were still lamenting the release of former first round pick Leonard Fournette, wondering what in the heck the team would do at the running back position. It’s no secret that I was not a fan of Fournette on the field and thought he was an aggressively medium back, but even I was a bit puzzled by his straight up release by the Jaguars. After Week 1 however, we have more of an idea of why the team felt comfortable doing so. James Robinson was a name that kept coming up when I was asking people about training...

Photo by Wesley Hitt/ The Jaguars have not won in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans since 2013. History is meant to be broken, and the Jaguars will have an opportunity this weekend to do just that as they face off against arch-rival Tennessee Titans in Nashville. The Jaguars have not won a game in Nashville since Nov. 10, 2013. To put it into perspective, the victory in 2013 was former Jaguars coach Gus Bradley’s first victory as the team’s head coach that featured a wild finish as cornerback Will Blackmon earned a strip-six to close out the game and seal the victory for...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has released its list of 130 nominees for the 2021 class and three Jacksonville Jaguars players have made the list — offensive tackle Tony Boselli, wide receiver Jimmy Smith, and running back Fred Taylor. Tony Boselli (1995-2001) Boselli, the first-first round pick in franchise history, was not only an integral part of the team’s history, but he arguably set the tone for many tackles growing in today’s NFL. His illustrious seven-year career speaks for itself, Boselli’s accolades include: five Pro Bowls, three first-team All-Pro seasons — earning him a...

The Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) are visiting the Tennessee Titans (1-0) in a game that CBS has opened up a bit. Alright, alright, alright... Kickoff will be at 1:00pm EST and the game will be broadcast on CBS throughout, well, a significant part of the Southeast. It will also be live streamed on the Yahoo! Sports app in select areas. The announcing for Jacksonville's game will be handled by Andrew Catalon and James Lofton. Go Jaguars.