Jaguars defensive end Chris Clemons did not report for the first day of training camp according to Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union.
Head coach Gus Bradley insisted that Clemons was missing due to a personal issue but this is a guy who also failed to participate in the voluntary portion of the offseason workout, presumably because he is unhappy with his contract and with his reduced role as a situational pass rusher.
“If you would ask me if it’s concerning, I would say, ‘Yeah,’” Bradley said. “This one is a little concerning. My hope is we can work through this. I talked to him last night and again this morning. Hopefully we can come up with a decision to speed this up a little quicker. I don’t see this as a situation that’s extended. We’re sensitive toward [it being a personal issue], but we also need some urgency.”