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Photo by Sam Greenwood/ Beer, meat and good crew are key to tailgate victory. With the 2022 NFL season starting off with the Hall of Fame game with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders, that means one other special thing is back on the menu: tailgating. Tailgating is one of the highlights of an NFL fan’s season, regardless if the team is good or bad. Tailgating is always going to be a good time with your friends, family and other fans. Heck, sometimes it’s even fun with opposing fans to talk smack prior to, and after, the game. The big thing about...

Photo by Mike Carlson/ Jacksonville waived five players on Monday. The Jacksonville Jaguars waived five players on Monday, cutting the team’s official roster down to 85 players prior to the NFL’s deadline to do so by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday. We’ve made several roster moves.https://t.co/9S2fowHmWe— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) August 15, 2022 The Jaguars waived quarterback Jake Luton, running back Matt Colburn II, wide receiver Ryan McDaniel and outside linebacker Wyatt Ray, while also waiving kicker Elliott Fry with a “waived/injured”...

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports The Jaguars took on the Cleveland Browns to open up their home slate of preseason games. There were a lot of firsts during the Jaguars’ preseason Week 1 matchup against the Cleveland Browns tonight. It would be the first time that the team’s first-team offense would get a taste of football together in a game situation, while it was also the first time several of the team’s defenders would play together, too. The Jaguars fell to the Browns 24-13 to begin its preseason 0-2 after the team’s Hall of Fame game loss against the Las...

Bob Self/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK The Jaguars take on the Cleveland Browns tonight in Week 1 of the preseason. Most starters will play tonight as the Jaguars take on the Cleveland Browns at 7:00 p.m. ET. But, some of the players still coming back from injuries won’t be available, among those who will not dress tonight for a second-straight week. The list is brief as most players will get a shot to suit up against Cleveland. However, there are still a couple of notable players that won’t give it a go, including receiver Christian Kirk, the team’s...

Bob Self/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK The Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Cleveland Browns in the all-important Week 1 preseason game at TIAA Bank Field. Trevor Lawrence will see the field for a few offensive series, according to head coach Doug Pederson earlier this week. Speaking of offensive, Deshaun Watson is also set to start under center for the Browns, meaning we should see starters on both sides of the ball for much of the first quarter. Ready, set... let’s go! Here’s everything you need to know to watch, listen to, or follow today’s...

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Corey Perrine / USA TODAY NETWORK The road to the 2022 NFL Season continues on Friday evening as the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Cleveland Browns at home at TIAA Bank Field with some big 2022 debuts. For the Jaguars, second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence will be making his debut after sitting out the Hall of Fame Game last week. On the other side for the Browns, the quarterback they traded for in the offseason, Deshaun Watson, will be making his debut amid all the controversy. It will be exciting to see Lawrence take the field after all the reports of how he’s...

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Photo by Sam Greenwood/ As Andre Cisco enters the 2022 season listed as a starting safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars, he knows what he needs to do to step up for his team and perform up to that role. Following training camp practice on Wednesday, Cisco spoke to the media. He talked about gaining more confidence with more reps, becoming a more complete safety, taking calculated risks and more. After only starting three games in 2021, Cisco has been repping with the first-team defense throughout training camp. Being able to get that work in has allowed Cisco to grow...

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said at practice on Wednesday morning that quarterback Trevor Lawrence would be getting more playing time in this week’s preseason matchup against the Cleveland Browns than he did last week, according to Demetrius Harvey who currently writes for Big Cat Country is slated to start at The Florida Times-Union next week. As in, he’ll be getting more than the zero snaps he saw against the Las Vegas Raiders in the Hall of Fame Game. #Jaguars HC Doug Pederson says that QB Trevor Lawrence and the...

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via E.J. Perry returns to the Jaguars just weeks about initially being released. On Tuesday, the Jaguars announced they’ve signed rookie quarterback E.J. Perry. They released QB Kyle Sloter as a corresponding move. The team’s roster is set at 91. Jacksonville initially signed Perry following the 2022 NFL Draft as an undrafted free agent out of Brown. He chose the Jaguars over the Philadelphia Eagles after initially agreeing to terms with the latter. However, he would be released on July 24 with a non-football injury...

Photo by Nick Cammett/ The Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off the 2022 NFL preseason in the Hall of Fame Game against the Las Vegas Raiders, however we didn’t get a chance to see starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence in action, as head coach Doug Pederson decided to not have him dress for the game. It’s honestly not a huge surprise and not really necessary for him to play in the game, but it sounds like there is a shot he will play on Friday in front of the home crowd against the Cleveland Browns. “We’ll see. That’s (the) stuff we’re getting into,” Jaguars...

Jaguars defensive lineman Arden Key and receiver Jamal Agnew stand side-by-side at practice. | Kevin Nguyen The Jaguars continued training camp in preparation for Week 1 of the preseason against the Cleveland Browns. The Jaguars were back on the practice fields today for their 10th session open to the media. While Sunday’s practice was full of hard-hitting action, Monday’s was a bit of a normal session, with standout plays from a couple of players on both offense and defense, specifically quarterback Trevor Lawrence and safety Andre Cisco. The latter was the...

Jaguars safety Andre Cisco at training camp. | Kevin Nguyen The Jaguars returned from their trip to Canton, Ohio with an aggressive session of live hitting. The Jaguars returned to the practice fields on Sunday from their trip to Canton, Ohio over the weekend, fresh off of a Hall of Fame game loss against the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday. Head coach Doug Pederson would make the trip back up to Canton on Saturday to watch his former teammate, safety Leroy Butler, friend, former Eagles, Rams and Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil, along with Jaguars legend and Hall of Fame...

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed free agent running back Matt Colburn and waived/injured fellow running back Nathan Cottrell, the team announced on Sunday morning. We have signed RB Matt Colburn and waived RB Nathan Cottrell. https://t.co/liQ8iKdYA1— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) August 7, 2022 Colburn most recently played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Philadelphia Stars in 2022. In four games with the Stars, he rushed 102 times for 457 yards and eight touchdowns, according to the Jaguars. He...