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Jaguars News (3/28): Adonai Mitchell becoming a popular mock pick at 17

Photo by Tim Warner/ Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 28, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News 2024 NFL Draft: Jaguars prospect tracker (Big Cat Country) Jacksonville has already shown interest in more than 50 draft prospects through meetings, visits, and more. NFL mock draft 2024: 2-round projection after free agency frenzy (SB Nation) The Jaguars simply cannot pass on a receiver early here. In a pivotal year for the Jacksonville offense and QB Trevor...

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Jaguars News (3/26): Doug Pederson’s top quotes from NFL Annual Meeting

@Demetrius82 on X/Twitter Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 26, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News Jaguars post-free agency seven-round mock draft (Big Cat Country) There seems to be a wide array of projections for where [Brandon] Dorlus might land in the draft, which is likely due to his tweener size. He’s either a big edge or a small 3-technique, which seems like a good problem to have if you ask me. That versatility to move around would be great for...

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Observations on Doug Pederson’s Owners Meeting interviews

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson made his rounds at the 2024 NFL Owner's Meeting. Here’s everything you need to know. With the first few weeks of NFL Free Agency in the books, Jacksonville Jaguars fans were treated to seemingly all-you-can-watch access to HC Doug Pederson on Monday. Pederson completed his normally scheduled presser with the assembled media from Orlando, where the annual NFL Owners Meeting is being held. Owners Meeting Presser: He then later caught up with Mike Garafolo of ‘The Insiders’ on NFL...

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Jaguars post-free agency seven-round mock draft

Photo by Ryan Kang/ The board is generous to the Jags as they land several immediate impact players in this post-free agency seven-round mock draft The rush of the early free agency period is finally starting to quiet down, but the Jacksonville Jaguars made plenty of noise as one of the biggest spenders out there. They addressed some key positions of need with the signings of Mitch Morse, Gabe Davis and Ronald Darby, while also landing team-friendly deals for some veteran depth and special teams help. Even so, the roster is still far from complete. Let’s fill in the...

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AFC South news: Pro Day visits, free agency, and more

Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK A roundup of news about the Jaguars’ division rivals courtesy of SB Nation blogs Houston Texans (via Battle Red Blog) What do you think of the new Texans’ threads?First impressions are everything. Of course, since the initial roar of the free agency period had died down by the time Cal leaked this, lots of talking heads are dissecting the way they were leaked. And, why. And then came the inevitable flood of Photoshop’ing and more. Value of Things: Texans intrigue in free agencyDraft maneuvering could lead to...

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Jaguars News (3/21): What does Brian Burns’ deal mean for Josh Allen?

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/ Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 21, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News Jaguars podcast: Grading the 2024 free agency class (Big Cat Country) Free agency left the Jaguars with a hole at wide receiver after Calvin Ridley cashed in with the Tennessee Titans. Gabe Davis shouldn’t be expected to fill Ridley’s shoes single-handily, even assuming a bounceback from Zay Jones. He had 321 yards in 9 games last year; Davis racked up...

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Jaguars week in quotes: Free agency special

The Jaguars introduced the newest members of their team to the media this past week As the dust begins to settle on a crazy first week of free agency, it’s time to get to know a host of new faces in Jacksonville. Here are the biggest soundbites of the last seven days: “This is a quarterback-driven league” The #Jaguars have agreed to terms with C Mitch Morse on a two-year, $10.5 million deal with $7 million guaranteed, sources tell me and @RapSheet. Morse, released by the #Bills last week, reunites with Doug Pederson, his offensive coordinator with the #Chiefs....

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Jaguars Poll OTW: What would you give up in a trade for WR Brandon Aiyuk?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/ In this week’s poll, we want to know what you think the Jaguars should be willing to give up in a trade for 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk Welcome back, Jags Pollsters! This past week, we asked you how you would grade the Jacksonville Jaguars’ moves during the first week of free agency. Though the poll remains open, 57% of you thus far have given the Jags a B for their recent acquisitions. For many of you, the biggest detriment to their grade is the lack of a true WR1 after the departure of Calvin Ridley, and analysts tend to agree. Hence,...

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Jaguars podcast: Grading the 2024 free agency class

Photo by Cooper Neill/ Gus and John return to the JaguarReport Podcast to discuss Jacksonville’s free agency moves. Check out Episode 93 of the JaguarReport Podcast, hosted by Gus Logue and John Shipley. You can listen to the JaguarReport Podcast on Megaphone, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more. John and I discussed the Jacksonville Jaguars’ recent moves in free agency, including: WR Gabe Davis WR/RS Devin Duvernay S Darnell Savage CB Ronald Darby OLB Trevis Gipson K Joey Slye DT Arik Armstead Catch up on all the latest signings in our free agency...

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Jaguars News (3/20): Texans CEO Cal McNair leaks new uniforms on Reddit

Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 20, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News Jacksonville Jaguars 2024 mock draft roundup (3/19) (Big Cat Country) Cornerbacks and defensive linemen still dominate the draft mocks, but with the departure of Calvin Ridley, there is more parity among NFL writers on who the team will take in April. Jaguars free agency player comparisons: Roster improvement or deterioration? (Big Cat Country) [Darious Williams’] replacement is Ronald...

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Sort Jaguars’ offensive players into Hogwarts Houses

Photo by Cesc Maymo/ Do you think Trevor Lawrence is a Gryffindor of Hufflepuff? With the conclusion of the Combine and the first wave of free agency, we are still a few weeks away from the 2024 NFL Draft, so what better time than now to take a break from refreshing Twitter for news and making mock drafts to sort Jaguars players into Hogwarts Houses? For those unfamiliar with Harry Potter and the characteristics of the houses, I’ll include them below. The players were chosen from your comments when we built our dream offense, defense, and special teams with any...

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2024 NFL free agency grades: How analysts think the Jaguars fared

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Was free agency a Trent Baalke masterclass? Or did the GM get schooled? What a past couple of days it has been for the Jacksonville Jaguars. After parting ways with a few old faces, the team went on a tear during the start of free agency, adding players as recently as Monday afternoon. Across the NFL landscape, the reviews have been mixed about what the Jaguars did and didn’t do, with many of the team’s signings not pushing the needle terribly far in the eyes of league writers. ESPN likes the offensive signings The worldwide leader graded...

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Jaguars free agency player comparisons: Roster improvement or deterioration?

Photo by Candice Ward/ With free agency a week in, have the Jaguars upgraded their personnel? Well that was exciting! The Jacksonville Jaguars have proved to be one of the more active NFL franchises in free agency thus far, welcoming eight new faces to Duval County. But has the team got better? Let’s compare the additions to the losses one by one, and see where we stand: Gabe Davis vs Calvin Ridley I feel like Gabe Davis + Christian Kirk is a better combination than Calvin Ridley + Christian Kirk even if in the abstract it's not necessarily an upgrade in talent.—...

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Jacksonville Jaguars 2024 mock draft roundup (3/19)

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports In the wake of a flurry of free agency signings, see who NFL writers think the Jags will take in April. After an exciting and eventful end to last week, the Jacksonville Jaguars have added a few new faces to the team. With the team’s new additions, the general idea of what positions the Jags will look to draft remained decently clear. Cornerbacks and defensive linemen still dominate the draft mocks, but with the departure of Calvin Ridley, there is more parity among NFL writers on who the team will take in April. CBS Sports Starting us...

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Seahawks 2024 free agency: Seattle adds another versatile DB per report

Photo by Cooper Neill/ As Mike Macdonald and John Schneider overhaul the Seahawks secondary, the importance of versatility is becoming more and more clear. As the second week of free agency continues, the overhaul of the secondary of the Seattle Seahawks under new head coach Mike Macdonald appears to be proceeding as planned. Ahead of the start of the new league year the Hawks jettisoned veteran safeties Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams for cap reasons, before adding former Jacksonville Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins, who himself had been a cap casualty for the Jags. Now,...

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Jaguars News (3/18): Kicker Joey Slye signs with Jacksonville

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/ Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 18, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News Jaguars Poll OTW: How would you grade the Jags’ moves in the first week of free agency? (Big Cat Country) Overall, I give the Jags a “B-” for free agency, though this could certainly improve depending on the outcome of the Jags’ WR room. They made some nice upgrades in positions of need for a reasonable price, while other moves were fairly lateral,...

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Report: 49ers’ asked the Jaguars for pick No. 17, plus a player, in exchange for Brandon Aiyuk

Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/ The 49ers asked for the Jaguars No. 17 overall pick and Zay Jones, but the Jaguars soured on the deal. Last week, a report surfaced that there was mutual interest between San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s camp and the Jacksonville Jaguars, who recently lost Calvin Ridley in free agency to the Tennesee Titans. One reason the 49ers would shop Aiyuk is that his asking price is higher than they would be willing to pay. So, instead of forking out cash for the receiver they developed into an elite weapon at a...

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How much the Seahawks are paying Rayshawn Jenkins

Photo by Perry Knotts/ After creating a need at safety by making cap cuts, the Seahawks addressed that need by signing the former Chargers and Jaguars safety. The first wave of free agency came and went, and the Seattle Seahawks added players at several key positions on the field, addressing needs and filling holes ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. One of the biggest positions of need was at safety, where the Hawks had created a significant hole with the release of Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams ahead of the start of the new league year. The Hawks moved quickly to fill that...

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Jaguars Poll OTW: How would you grade the Jags’ moves in the first week of free agency?

Photo by Cooper Neill/ In this week’s poll, we want to know how you would grade the moves made by Trent Baalke and the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first week of free agency. Welcome, Jaguars pollsters! Last week, we asked you what you all thought about the Jags’ moves before the franchise tag deadline, and the responses were pretty unanimous. In short: not good. A plurality of you assigned the Jaguars a grade of F (28%), with C and D earning the second and third most votes with 27% and 26%, respectively. This last week was even more hectic for the Jaguars and...

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Twitter reactions to Jaguars signing Arik Armstead

Photo by Perry Knotts/ The Jaguars and Armstead have reportedly agreed to a three-year, $51M contract After an exciting couple of days during the start of free agency, the news broke on Thursday that the Jacksonville Jaguars were set to sign San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Arik Armstead. Per Dianna Russini, Armstead was in discussions with division rivals, the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans. The team made an official announcement on Friday. Jaguars Twitter is a force, so I asked for GIF reactions to the news and collected some of your thoughts and media...

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Calvin Ridley on leaving Jaguars: Titans 'had that other side for me'

Calvin Ridley expressed that the Titans "had that other side" for him in free agency, which led to him leaving the Jaguars.

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Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead

Photo by Ezra Shaw/ Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 15, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News 2024 NFL Draft Player Profile: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama (Big Cat Country) Not only does he have an elite football name, but McKinstry might also be the best pure man-to-man corner in the 2024 NFL Draft, which bodes well when projecting to Jags DC Ryan Nielsen’s scheme tendencies. 2024 NFL free agency: Jaguars signings tracker (Big Cat Country) In one of...

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NFL free agency: Giants sign TE Chris Manhertz

Photo by Dustin Bradford/ Manhertz becomes second tight end signed by Giants in last 24 hours. The New York Giants have signed free agent tight end Chris Manhertz, per reports from ESPN’s NFL Insider Adam Schefter.iA native of The Bronx, New York, Manhertz spent the 2023 season with the Denver Broncos, appearing in 16 games and making four starts. Prior to his time in Denver, Manhertz, now entering his 10th year in the NFL, had stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2021-2022), the Carolina Panthers (2016-2020), and the New Orleans Saints (2016). Manhertz, who had no...

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AFC South news: Colts agree to terms with QB Joe Flacco and more

Photo by Jason Miller/ A roundup of news on the Jaguars’ division rivals Houston Texans 2024 NFL free agency: Best available players for Texans The signings of Danielle Hunter, Denico Autry and Azeez Al-Shaair are tremendous additions for DeMeco Ryans’ defense, and Houston also re-signed some key offensive players like tight end Dalton Schultz and wide receiver Noah Brown. Houston also traded for Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon after Devin Singletary signed with the New York Giants. The Texans lost some key players, though, such as defensive end Jonathan...

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Jaguars News (3/14): Ridley joins Titans - receiver at 17th overall?

Photo by James Gilbert/ Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 14, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News Calvin Ridley signs with Titans over Jaguars after hitting free agency (Big Cat Country) What’s maddening is that the Jaguars could have avoided Ridley reaching free agency by placing the franchise tag on him. That would’ve stopped other teams from negotiating with him, and Jacksonville could’ve either worked out a long-term deal or let him play on the...

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2024 NFL Free Agency: Seahawks sign Packers safety target

Photo by Mike Carlson/ Rayshawn Jenkins was scheduled to meet with the Green Bay Packers before signing with the Seattle Seahawks. On Wednesday, the Seattle Seahawks signed safety Rayshawn Jenkins, who had previously been on the Green Bay Packers’ radar in free agency. The 30-year-old safety has started all 79 games that he’s been available for over the last five seasons with both the Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released earlier this month by the Jaguars, who were able to save $5.1 million in cap space with the move. Following his release,...

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Darious Williams named among best bargain deals of free agency

Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via CBS Sports ranked Williams as one of the top value deals of the 2024 free agency period On Tuesday, the L.A. Rams made their first splash of free agency by reuniting with cornerback Darious Williams. The Rams signed Williams to a three-year deal which seems like a bargain given his level of play with the Jaguars last season. Darious Williams recorded a career high 19 passes defended last season en route to a 21.6% ball hawk rate, 2nd-highest in the NFL (min. 50 targets).No Rams cornerback recorded a ball hawk rate higher than...

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Titans Once Again Dash Patriots’ Dreams Of Signing Star Wideout

Calvin Ridley will be staying in the AFC, choosing a four-year contract with the Tennessee Titans over other squads such as the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ridley got the money he worked for, setting up a deal worth up to $92 million across the four-year contract with Tennessee as free agency officially […]