The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Luke McCown to a one year contract, intending for him to back up David Garrard. McCown has spent the last two seasons with Jacksonville but only played in one game during 2010 after tearing a knee ligament in Week 2. Over his seven season career, McCown has played in 16 games, with seven starts. He has completed 154 of 260 passes for 1,739 yards, with nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

The Jaguars remain interested in safety Bob Sanders, who passed a physical with the team this past week. "I loved the time that we had with him," coach Jack Del Rio said. "We're exploring, I know he's exploring, whether or not Jacksonville will be a fit for him. That's the question. How much does he have left? He was very eager to continue his career, thinks he has a couple good years left in him. Certainly when he's on the field, he's one of the more dynamic players in the league." Sanders, who was released by the Colts earlier this month, also visited with the Bills this week. "The thing I will just add is the injuries that knocked him the last year have been bicep here, bicep here," Del Rio said. "Basically he probably feels as good as he's felt."

The Jaguars have signed defensive end Paul Spicer to a one-day contract so he can retire as a member of the team. Spicer was placed on the reserve/retired list Wednesday. He spent nine seasons with the Jaguars, then played the next year with the Super Bowl champion Saints.

The Jaguars will place the franchise tag on Pro Bowl tight end Marcedes Lewis if they can't reach a long-term contract extension with him, according to a source. Jacksonville continues to have dialogue with Lewis's representation about a new deal, but it will use the tag to retain him if needed.

Former Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders will meet with the Jaguars on Monday, according to a source. Sanders is open to meet with teams as a free agent this week after Colts owner Jim Irsay released him on Friday. He has 290 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, three recoveries and six interceptions in seven NFL seasons.

The Jaguars have their third quarterbacks coach in less than a month. They hired Cincinnati's Mike Sheppard to replace Todd Monken, who returned to college football earlier this week as Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator. Jacksonville promoted Monken to quarterbacks coach in January, after Mike Shula took the same position with the Panthers.

Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis wants a long-term deal, not the team's franchise tag. After the best season of his career, the two sides are working to reach an agreement. If they can't, the Jaguars could apply the franchise tag to Lewis between now and Feb. 24. "I love the team I'm on, you know, and I feel like I've been a big piece to building where we want to go," Lewis said. "I love who I work with. I love the coaches. I love the environment. The people are nice. They treat me well. They've always supported me. Ultimately, I want to be able to be in a good situation and be happy, and I want it to be Jacksonville."

Maurice Jones-Drew isn't going to apologize to Jay Cutler for questioning the quarterback's toughness via Twitter last month. The Jaguars running back wants to move on from the controversy he and several other players created during the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 23. "If I did something wrong I would apologize," Jones-Drew said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "I didn't mean any hard feelings by it. I think [Cutler] understands that as well. I really think that the media took it out of control and got offended by it because players said it before certain media said it."