Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew said he never meant to take a shot at Bears quarterback Jay Cutler or question his toughness. Jones-Drew said Monday that his tweet comparing Cutler to former Florida coach Urban Meyer was merely a joke. "Hey I think the urban meyer rule is effect right now... When the going gets tough........QUIT," Jones-Drew posted on his Twitter page during Sunday's NFC Championship Game. Jones-Drew has received death threats and plenty of ill will from Bears fans. "I never attacked him, called him soft or a sore loser," Jones-Drew said. "I never questioned his toughness. I think people took my joke out of context. I was taking at shot at Florida fans." Jones-Drew acknowledged that Cutler's injury was serious enough for him to leave the game. When Jones-Drew sent the tweet, he was unaware that anything was wrong with the quarterback. "All I thought about was being in that position, being in that game," Jones-Drew said. "I've never been in a title game, so my first thought was, why wouldn't you want to play in that situation?"

Titans running back Chris Johnson has been named to the Pro Bowl to replace injured Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew. Johnson has now made the team all three of his NFL seasons. He finished fourth in the NFL with 1,364 rushing yards this year.

Jack Del Rio, who will return to coach the Jaguars for his ninth season this fall, won't be calling defensive plays. Jacksonville defensive coordinator Mel Tucker will assume those duties and personnel will be changed as well. "We had so many explosive plays allowed this year it's alarming, and it's something we're going to have to give a lot attention to and we're going to have to fix," Del Rio said. " ... We identified the defensive line as an area we needed to strengthen, we did that, and the other part that we knew we had to improve is our secondary. And we'll address that this offseason and get that straightened up."

Jack Del Rio will return to coach the Jaguars next season, according to a source. Jacksonville owner Wayne Weaver has not made his decision public, but he is expected to address the media late Monday. The Jaguars (8-8) ended the season with a three-game losing streak, blowing a chance to clinch the AFC South.

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew will require arthroscopic surgery to repair torn knee cartilage, according to a team source. Jones, who did not play last week and is out this week, needs the procedure to repair damage done to his meniscus during the preseason. The Jaguars said Friday that Jones-Drew would not play in the season finale against the Texans.