The Jaguars started their in-house off-season business Tuesday by exercising the 2018 contract options on tight end Marcedes Lewis, offensive tackle Josh Wells and guard/center Tyler Shatley, Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union reports. Lewis, a first-round pick in 2006, will return for a 13th season and remain the longest-tenured current Jaguars player. According to […]
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Jaguars Close to a New Deal with TE Marcedes Lewis
ESPN reports that the Jags are close to a new deal for tight end Marcedes Lewis. The former first-round pick, Lewis was the Jaguars’ top tight end for several years, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2010 when he caught a career-high 58 passes and 10 touchdowns. Last season with the team signing Julius Thomas, […]
Buccaneers at Jaguars Wednesday Injury Report
Tampa Bay Did not participate: DE Tim Crowder (concussion), DE Albert Haynesworth (knee), T James Lee (knee), TE Luke Stocker (hip), CB Aqib Talib (hamstring), TE Kellen Winslow (not injury related) Limited participation: QB Josh Freeman (right shoulder) Full participation: DE Michael Bennett (groin), LB Adam Hayward (foot), DT Brian Price (ankle) Jacksonville Did not […]
Jack Del Rio Done Talking About Marcedes Lewis’ Bad Season
Jack Del Rio said after Sunday’s win over the Colts that he no longer wanted to answer questions about Marcedes Lewis’ disappointing play this year according to Vito Stelliono of the Florida Times-Union. Del Rio said he had talked to Lewis and decided to refer questions to the tight end. He repeated that stance at […]
TE Lewis to Test Injured Calf Friday; Miller to Take His Spot If He Can’t Go
The calf strain that has tight end Marcedes Lewis listed as questionable on the teams injury report will be tested out Friday to see how much he can push off it. Lewis will simply rest the injury and undergo treatment until he takes the field on Friday. “I know when I’m at my best, I […]
TE Marcedes Lewis Questionable For Week Two Against the Jets
Coach Jack Del Rio said TE Marcedes Lewis is questionable to play Week 2 against the Jets because of a strained calf. Lewis was removed Week 1 against the Titans with what was believed to be a calf cramp. Zach Miller would likely start in Lewis’ absence, but he missed Week 1 with a knee […]
Jags and TE Marcedes Lewis Agree on Five-Year Extension
Tight end Marcedes Lewis has signed a five-year contract extension. A first-round pick out of UCLA in 2006, Lewis has caught 181 passes for 2,224 yards and 17 touchdowns in his 78-game career. Lewis established career-highs in 2010 with 58 receptions, 700 yards receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, earning Pro Bowl honors for the first […]