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Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence to meet in national title game rematch when Dolphins host Jags
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There are a few things Tua Tagovailoa remembers about his Alabama team facing Trevor Lawrence and Clemson in the national championship game after the 2018 season. Most of his memories from that day are pretty negative. “We lost,”...
Jaguars owner Shad Khan has 'the best team assembled' in franchise history and expects 'winning now'
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Addressing players and coaches on the eve of training camp, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said “winning now” is his expectation. He believes it should be theirs, too. “Make no mistake: this is the best team assembled by the...
AFC South filled with big-spending teams, young quarterbacks eager to win
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Looking at the recent history of the AFC South makes it easy to envision the Tennessee Titans winning the division, if only because they have Brian Callahan as their new coach. Doug Pederson capped his first season coaching Jacksonville watching his Jaguars...
Jaguars try to bounce back from a late-season collapse with a revamped defense and a retooled O-line
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (9-8) EXPECTATIONS: Winning the AFC South and returning to the playoffs would be a step forward following last year’s late-season collapse. It might be needed to keep coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke off hot seats. The Jaguars started 8-3...
Mac Jones throws a pair of TD passes and moves closer to securing a backup job as Jags top Bucs 20-7
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mac Jones threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, taking a step toward formally securing Jacksonville’s backup job, and the Jaguars beat Tampa Bay 20-7 in a preseason game featuring few starters Saturday night. Jones got the nod in place of Trevor...
First full weekend of new NFL kickoff rule brings 2 long returns and plenty of confusion
The first full weekend of exhibition games featuring the new dynamic kickoff included two long returns, a significant drop in touchbacks and mass confusion on an odd play that ended up as a rare safety. The NFL's goals of increasing the rate of returns and bringing back the threat of...
Jaguars seeking more production from 2023 draft class, including Brenton Strange and Tank Bigsby
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Brenton Strange definitely “heard the noise” as a rookie last season. The second-round draft pick from Penn State was supposed to be another pass-catching option for Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars, a guy who could shoulder some of fellow...
QB Trevor Lawrence says 'time's now' after the Jags commit nearly $500M to retain 3 key starters
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have never spent money like this. Not on draft picks anyway. Owner Shad Khan committed nearly half a billion, including $272.8 million guaranteed, to home-grown players Josh Hines-Allen, Trevor Lawrence and Tyson Campbell over the...
Chiefs' Andy Reid lands the lead spot in AP’s NFL top 5 head coach rankings
Andy Reid has three Super Bowl rings, leads two different franchises in victories and he’s still going strong after a quarter-century as a head coach. Those impressive credentials made Reid a unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the NFL's No. 1 coach in a preseason survey....
Jags owner Khan calls 2023 collapse an 'organizational failure' and says it can't happen again
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan called last year’s late-season collapse an “organizational failure.” Speaking after he and Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan signed a proclamation Wednesday that formally sealed a $1.4 billion “stadium of the...
