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| Jags ink G Liwienski |
NFL Football |
07/31/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free agent guard Chris Liwienski on Thursday. Liwienski spent the majority of his nine-year career with Minnesota (1998-2005) before one-year stints in Arizona and Miami. He signed with the Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent a season ago, and started 14-of-16 games at left guard. The 32-year-old has started 94 of his 126 career games. The Jaguars also made an additional move Thursday, waiving undrafted quarterback Paul Smith, who signed with t |
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| Jags' WR Williams to have surgery on knee |
NFL Football |
07/30/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Reggie Williams will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee. It is unknown how long the former first-round pick will be sidelined. Williams came to camp with what was thought to be a minor knee injury. After coming off the physically unable to perform list, he left his first practice Tuesday on a cart as the injury worsened. The Washington product had his best season in 2007, catching 38 passes for 629 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was original |
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| Tulsa shoots for second C-USA title since '05 |
Division I College Football |
07/25/2008 |
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| ricane won 10 games for the first time since 1991 after blowing out Bowling Green 63-7 in the GMAC Bowl. Offense - Tulsa could win 10 more this year even if new starting quarterback David Johnson is only half as good as Smith, who signed on with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The club is loaded offensively, as nine starters return from a unit that ranked first in the country in total offense a year ago. Defense - On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Hurricane finished 108th in the nation in total defense, and now mu |
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| Jags WR Porter undergoes surgery |
NFL Football |
07/18/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jerry Porter underwent successful surgery Thursday to repair a hamstring tendon that was not healing. Porter, who is expected to recover in time for the Sept. 9, season opener against Tennessee, will be sidelined for six to eight weeks while likely missing all of training camp and the preseason. The 30-year-old signed a six-year, $30 million contract with the Jags in February after playing all 16 games for the Raiders in 2007, finishing with 44 |
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| Jags WR Jones arrested on felony drug charge |
NFL Football |
07/10/2008 |
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| Fayetteville, AR (MySportsbook) - Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones was arrested early Thursday morning in his former college town and charged with felony possession of cocaine. Jones, 25, and two other men were arrested just before 1:00 a.m. on Thursday after police said they observed Jones cutting up cocaine with a credit card in a car. According to the police report, officers approached a white Toyota 4Runner at 12:41 a.m. on Thursday and observed Jones chopping up white powder with a credit card. |
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| Jags extend Spicer's contract |
NFL Football |
06/27/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - The Jacksonville Jaguars inked veteran defensive end Paul Spicer to a contract extension on Friday. The club did not disclose the terms of the contract, but the NFL Network reported that it is a two-year extension worth $8 million. The 32-year-old Spicer, the defensive team captain last season, led the Jags with a career-high 7.5 sacks in 2007. The 10-year veteran recorded 50 tackles (36 solo), three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Spicer entered the league as an undraft |
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| Williamson gets second chance with Jags |
NFL Football |
06/07/2008 |
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| osition coach. He wasn't doing any speed drills. He wasn't working on getting off the line of scrimmage. And he wasn't running routes. He was catching passes - the thing that haunted him in Minnesota and caused him to seek a fresh start with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But guess what? Williamson caught them all. In fact, he has caught just about everything thrown his way during Jacksonville's two-day camp and since the team began offseason workouts last month. ``It's just a big weight lifted off him, all that |
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| Jags sign Thorpe; waive Richards |
NFL Football |
06/02/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed wide receiver Craphonso Thorpe and waived wide receiver Derrek Richards. Thorpe played in five games for Indianapolis last season and registered 12 receptions for 70 yards with one touchdown. The Florida State product also returned 15 kickoffs for an average of 21.2 yards and returned six punts for a 5.2 yard average. The Tallahassee, Florida native was selected in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by Kansas City and has also spent time |
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| Spicer rejoins Jaguars |
Headlines |
05/29/2008 |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -Defensive end Paul Spicer rejoined the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday after missing the team's first eight voluntary workouts of the offseason. Spicer, who led the Jaguars with 7 1/2 sacks last season, skipped the past two-plus weeks of workouts because he wants a new contract. ``I didn't want to be lagging behind, so I said, 'Let's just go on out there and get a little bit of work in,''' Spicer said. Spicer is entering the final year of a contract that pays him about $2.5 millio |
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| Williams trying to rebound from firing |
NFL Football |
05/27/2008 |
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| him work with his new team for the first time. They got to see Williams put his players through various drills, formations and schemes. They also got a firsthand lesson on dodging questions. Speaking publicly for the first time since joining the Jacksonville Jaguars in February, Williams refused to talk about his seemingly awkward departure from the Washington Redskins. ``I'm happy to be a Jaguar,'' he said. ``Any other questions about the Jaguars?'' Not yet. Williams met with Redskins owner Dan Snyder four |
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