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JACKSONVILLE – The draft class signings continue. Jordan Smith, a defensive end selected by the Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, signed his rookie contract Tuesday afternoon. He became the second of the Jaguars 2021 draft selections to sign with the team. Smith, who played at Alabama-Birmingham, was the No. 121 overall selection. Smith (6-feet-6, 255 pounds) who began his college career at the University of Florida, had 89 tackles in two seasons for UAB. He had 23.5 tackles ...

JACKSONVILLE – One signed, eight remaining. Jalen Camp, a wide receiver selected by the Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, on Monday afternoon signed his rookie contract – a move that came a day after 2021 rookie minicamp. He became the first of the teams 2021 draft selections to sign with the team. Camp, who played at Georgia Tech, was the No. 209 overall selection. Camp (6-feet-2, 220 pounds), who started 24 of 48 games played at Georgia Tech, led the team in 2020 with 29 r...

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images About a month ago, we got a chance to talk with former Syracuse Orange quarterback Eric Dungey about his future in football. At the time, he was getting set to play in The Spring League with the hopes of impressing the NFL brass enough to get another shot in the league. Fast forward to today, and Dungey hasn’t played in The Spring League as he has gotten that next NFL opportunity, signing with the Cincinnati Bengals. We’ve signed two free agents — QB Er...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence opened Jacksonville’s rookie minicamp on a pitch count. Coaches and teammates were essentially given an even stricter rule regarding the No. 1 pick and franchise quarterback: Don’t touch him.

May 15, 2021 As the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare to send their rookies onto the practice field on Saturday for rookie minicamp, the team has announced the long-awaited unveiling of the jersey numbers for each of their nine draft picks.  From No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence to sixth-round wide receiver Jalen Camp, here are the initial numbers for the 2021 Jaguars draft class, though all numbers are subject to change as we inch closer to Week 1.  QB Trevor Lawrence: No. 16. RB Travis Etienne...

JR from The Squatchlands O-man, it seems the Jaguars picked up several rookies with some big-time health-related question marks, both drafted and undrafted. How common is this in the NFL to roll the dice on a player with recent serious injuries? Is this more common because COVID-19 created some unusual circumstances? Is it just an aggressive approach from a new regime? Please, enlighten us. Players with health issues routinely get selected in the NFL Draft. Where they get selected depends on t...

The Urban Meyer-Trevor Lawrence era has officially begun in Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The NFL draft is a gamble. Teams commit a lot of resources into research, scouting, the combine, measurements, drills, aptitude tests and meetings. They compile all of that information and come up an educated guess about a player, but they dont really know until the player gets on the field. Injuries and, this past season, opt-outs because of COVID-19 can make it even harder to assess players, but Jacksonville Jaguars GM Trent Baalke is willing to take that added risk beca...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of an eight-part series analyzing the 2021 NFL Draft. The current situation in the AFC South is a lot more perplexing than it was when the 2020 season came to an end in February. As details in Deshaun Watson’s legal battle continue to surface, the outlook for him taking to the field in 2021 is worrying. That would leave the Tennessee Titans the only roster fielding the same quarterback they did when the 2020 season came to a close. Understanding whe...

Gary from St. Augustine, FL The Jaguars are signing Tim Tebow? Really? What are they thinking? Seriously. Well address this first this morning, because news indeed broke Monday afternoon that the Jaguars are expected to sign former NFL quarterback/former minor-league-baseball-player/former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported that Tebow is expected to a one-year deal with the Jaguars with a chance to make the team as a tight end. With all t...