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When Georgia defensive tackle Abry Jones realized he wasn't getting drafted, he started looking around the NFL at potential landing spots as a free agent.Jacksonville stood out, and not just because it was close to home.The Warner Robins, Ga., native saw a new general manager, a new head coach and a gutted roster that surely would lead to open competition at nearly every position."It's a great place for rookies," Jones said Sunday.No doubt. The rebuilding Jaguars expect to open the season with 12 to 15 rookies, maybe even more.Most starters already have been penciled in. But several positions, including just about every backup spot, are up for grabs. That put a little extra emphasis on the team's three-day rookie minicamp that ended Sunday.A handful of undrafted rookies stood out, including fullback Lonnie Pryor, linebacker LaRoy Reynolds, tight end Ryan Otten, offensive tackle R.J. Dill, receiver Tobais Palmer, running back De'Leon Eskridge and defensive ends Paul Hazel and J.D. Grigg...
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed former Northern Iowa tight end Schuylar Oordt to their practice squad on Wednesday.The 6-foot-7, 246-pound Oordt caught 66 passes for...
For Jacksonville Jaguars running back Drew, it had to feel like beating his older brother in a game of on-one in the driveway for the first time.The shifty back scor...
A prominent central Iowa high school football coach died after being shot multiple times in the school's weight room Wednesday by a former player, police said.Mark B...
An Iowa high school football team ran onto the field Friday for their first game since coach Ed Thomas was killed through a tunnel formed by hundreds of Thomas's for...
Tennessee's Vince Young watched from the sideline. Jacksonville's David Garrard was in the locker room.Both starting quarterbacks were knocked out of Monday night's ...
If there's one thing the Washington Redskins have done right this season, it's overtime.Kevin Barnes intercepted David Garrard's second pass in overtime, setting up ...
An Iowa high school football team ran onto the field Friday for their first game since coach Ed Thomas was killed through a tunnel formed by hundreds of Thomas's for...
NFL DRAFT NEEDS: AFC SOUTH Texans | Colts | Titans OVERVIEWIn 2009, Jacksonville compiled a 7-9 record with one of the youngest squads in the NFL. In a sense, the fr...
With most starters watching from the sideline, Atlanta and Jacksonville got a last look at players vying for open roster spots.No one really stood out.Fullback Brock...
Emotional game for Iowa team honoring slain coachFriday, August 28, 2009 By LUKE MEREDITH, AP Sports WriterPrintPARKERSBURG, Iowa An Iowa high school football tea...
2009 NFL Free Agent Signings ListThursday, June 04, 2009 By The Associated PressPrintARIZONA CARDINALS_Signed Dominque Byrd, TE; Oliver Ross, OT; Anthony Becht, TE; ...
2009 NFL Free Agent Signings ListFriday, May 29, 2009 By The Associated PressPrintARIZONA CARDINALS_Signed Dominque Byrd, TE; Oliver Ross, OT; Anthony Becht, TE; Mik...
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms on a one-year contract with center Brad Meester on Tuesday.Terms of the contract were not disclosed.Meester, who turns 36 on...
Center Brad Meester has decided to rejoin the Jacksonville Jaguars, signing a one-year deal to play a 14th season.Meester, a second-round draft pick in 2000, has spe...
The Jacksonville Jaguars are letting some of their most tenured starters test free agency.The Jaguars still might re-sign veterans Derek Cox, Greg Jones, Terrance Kn...
Jacksonville Jaguars' Brad Meester remembers murdered football coach Ed Thomas
The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without half their starting secondary and could be down a third defensive back Sunday against Detroit.Safety Dwight Lowery (foot) an...
Call it a game of who blinks first or the old cat-and-mouse routine when alluding to the holdout of Jacksonville Jaguars franchise running back Maurice Jones-Drew.Hu...
Once upon a time, the Jacksonville Jaguars were the NFL's "it" team.They had a dashing young head coach in Jack Del Rio , dynamic talent at the skill positions and a...