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Williams to Have Arthroscopic Surgery on Injured Knee

The news has gone from bad to worse for Jags WR Reggie Williams.  Last night Williams re-injured his knee, this just a few hours after he was actiavted and taking part in his first practice.  Now it is being announced by the Jags that Williams will have arthroscopic surgery and the team is not saying [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 30 2008

Hours After Being Activated - WR Williams Hurts Knee Again

The Jags continue to the bearer of bad tidings of bad luck when it comes to injuries so far this training camp, as today wide out Reggie Williams reinjured his right knee just hours after being activated.  Williams was making a spin move after a catch during the night portion of practice and hurt the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 29 2008

Del Rio Says Jones Will Not Be Cut Due to Felony Charge

According to head coach Jack Del Rio, Matt Jones will not be cut before Jaguars training camp because of his felony cocaine charge. Whether or not Jones makes the team is yet to be seen. If he is cut, it’s roughly a 50/50 shot he’ll make another team this year unless a serious [...]

Posted by Loren Leiser on Jul 23 2008

Porter to Miss Up to Two Months After Hamstring Tendon Surgery

The biggest free-agent pickup of the offseason for the Jaguars is going to miss the entire preseason due to hamstring tendon surgery. Jacksonville announced today that WR Jerry Porter will miss six-to-eight weeks, but hope is he will be able to take the field opening day for his new team. “Jerry had a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 19 2008

Jags Agree to Terms with 5th Round Pick CB Williams

The Jags today signed cornerback Trae Williams, their fifth-round draft pick.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Williams was the 159th overall pick in the the 2008 draft.  The 23-year-old had 16 interceptions during his career at South Florida. The 5-10, 195-pounder recorded 165 tackles and one sack with the Bulls.

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 17 2008

Steve Jones on Son Matt’s Arrest: Drugs Were Not His

Jags WR Matt Jones has yet to speak after being arrested on felony cocaine charges on Thursday, but his dad is speaking on his behalf, stating that the cocaine was (of course), not his.  His father, Steve Jones, gave a statement to a Arkansas TV station which reads as follows:
“Matt is anxious to make a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 12 2008

Jags Agree to Terms w/ Rookie LB Thomas Williams

Jacksonville.com is reporting that Jaguars rookie linebacker Thomas Williams agreed to terms today on a four-year contract, which is expected to be signed sometime next week. The story says that he will get base pay of $295,000, $385,000, $470,000 and $555,000 and a signing bonus of $174,500. Only the signing bonus is guaranteed. [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 11 2008

Are the Jags for Sale? Matt Jones Arrested on Cocaine Charges

Looks like there are two pieces of Jaguars news that need to be reported on
1. The Jaguars are rumored to be for sale.
2. WR Matt Jones was arrested on drug charges.
My take on each story………….
1. It’s hard to know what the real story is here. The Jaguars have been a “likely” candidate ever since Los [...]

Posted by Alan Wilson on Jul 10 2008

WR Reggie Williams Is NOT Retiring

According to Vic Ketchman on Jaguars.com, there was a rumor circulating about the potential retirement of WR Reggie Williams. Ketchman confirmed that Williams did not know about the rumor but did know about a person pretending to be Williams that created a phony MySpace page in Reggie’s name. Williams confirmed he is not retiring.
Williams broke [...]

Posted by Alan Wilson on Jun 30 2008

DE Spicer Locked Up Through 2010 w/ Two-Year Extension

The Jags have come to terms on a contract extension for DE Paul Spicer reports ProFootballTalk.com.  The site claims the deal is a two-year extension worth $8 mil, and will keep Spicer a Jag through the 2010 season.  The 32-year-old is a nine-year vet, and last season played in 15 games, starting 12.  Spicer was [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 27 2008