Jags believe better days ahead after hitting ‘rock bottom’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Shad Khan’s most trusted adviser is a general manager whose last five NFL seasons ended with a coaching change. It’s a strange decision at best, a significant problem at worst. The Jacksonville Jaguars owner is relying on Trent Baalke to lead the team’s coaching search, a process that currently includes 10 […]
Jags clown Colts 26-11, potentially keep Indy from playoffs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts badly botched a chance to secure an AFC wild-card spot by losing at Jacksonville 26-11 Sunday in the “clown game,” their seventh consecutive road loss to the Jaguars. The Colts got clowned. NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor was held to 77 yards, Carson Wentz turned the ball over […]
Clown party? Frustrated Jags fans trying to elicit GM change
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — If a 40-point drubbing at New England didn’t get Jacksonville owner Shad Khan’s full attention, then what’s being planned for the team’s season finale just might. Frustrated fans are revolting against the Jaguars and have Khan in their crosshairs. Hundreds, if not thousands, have changed their social media profile pics to […]
Patriots blow past Jaguars 50-10, earn playoff berth
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England returned to the playoffs when rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two scores apiece in their 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The victory by the Patriots (10-6) snapped a two-game losing streak and gave Bill Belichick […]
Patriots look to clinch playoff berth vs. struggling Jags
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When the Patriots had their seven-game win streak snapped two weeks ago at Indianapolis, rookie quarterback Mac Jones said the best thing to do was to “flush this game down the toilet and just roll.” On the heels of another humbling loss to Buffalo last week, a new mantra has emerged […]
Lawrence, McCaffrey, Jones headline 2021 All-Absent Team
Every year, players in every NFL city fail to meet expectations. Sometimes it’s due to injuries and other times it’s simply poor performance. They ruin fantasy teams and real teams alike. Often the biggest names become the biggest busts. Some are even repeat offenders. The league could put together a talent-packed all-star team of players […]
Jaguars line up 8 interviews for head coaching vacancy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars lined up eight interviews for their head coaching vacancy Tuesday, including five coordinators who are headed to the playoffs. The Jaguars requested permission to interview: both Dallas coordinators, Kellen Moore and Dan Quinn; both Tampa Bay coordinators, Byron Leftwich and Todd Bowles; and Green Bay offensive coordinator Nathaniel […]
Bills’ Boettger, Jaguars’ Robinson suffer Achilles injuries
The Buffalo Bills’ already beleaguered offensive line was dealt another blow when left guard Ike Boettger was carted off the field with a ruptured Achilles tendon in a big win against New England, and Jacksonville running back James Robinson left the Jaguars’ game against the New York Jets with an torn Achilles tendon. Those were […]
Wilson, Jets hold on to edge Lawrence, Jaguars 26-21
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson threw a touchdown pass and ran for another to outduel Trevor Lawrence, and the short-handed New York Jets used a goal-line stand at the end of the game to hold on and beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 26-21 on Sunday. It was the fourth matchup of rookie quarterbacks taken […]
Jags sign Armstead, reuniting him with team that drafted him
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed running back Ryquell Armstead off Green Bay’s practice squad Wednesday, reuniting the 2019 fifth-round pick with the team that drafted him and later cut him. Armstead spent all of last season on the COVID-19 list. He was hospitalized twice and dealt with respiratory issues. The Jaguars waived […]