The NFL will give teams flexibility to avoid television blackouts this season, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The league will allow games to be broadcast in their local markets with as few as 85 percent of tickets sold.

The Jaguars could end up playing a home game in London as soon as next season. Patriots owner Bob Kraft said the league plans to play two games in London next year. The Rams-Patriots game is the only one the league is playing there this season. Jaguars owner Shad Khan said when he purchased the team that he was interested in playing a game in London.

Maurice Jones-Drew is still looking for a long-term contract from the Jaguars, but that hasn't kept him to setting some lofty goals. Jones-Drew was asked Tuesday if he believed he could catch Emmitt Smith for the all-time rushing record. "Yeah, I think it's doable," he told ESPN Radio in Denver. "I definitely think it's doable." Jones-Drew explained why he'd probably need a great deal of help to achieve the feat. "Once again, Emmitt Smith was in a different situation than a lot of us, though," he said. "I mean, he had a Hall of Fame receiver, Hall of Fame quarterback, Hall of Fame offensive line, Hall of Fame fullback. Whoever put that team together did a heck of a job, and it just showed. "Don't get me wrong: he was the reason they won, but he had a lot of guys around him as well."

The Jaguars and kicker Josh Scobee remain far apart in contract talks as training camp nears. Jacksonville general manager Gene Smith said last week that there have been no talks recently. Scobee's agent says he's been waiting for months to hear from the Jaguars. "Josh has asked me not to discuss specifics of negotiations other than what has already been said," agent Ken Harris told the Florida Times-Union. "That is, we had some talks early on involving proposals from both sides, but haven't heard back from them in months. We know our last proposal is very fair."

The Jaguars signed undrafted rookie Mike Brown out of Liberty and the wide receiver is drawing comparisons to Wes Welker. Brown is ideally built to be a slot receiver at 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds. "We talk about the roster often in staff meetings," Brown's college coach Charlie Skalaski said. "Mike has left an extremely favorable impression on the whole staff, from the offensive coordinator to the head coach to the special teams coordinator...I know Jerry Sullivan said Mike has a lot of the same qualities as Wes Welker."

Aaron Ross will miss part of training camp with the Jaguars next month in order to watch his wife compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sanya Richards-Ross set a meet record in the 400 meters Sunday in the U.S. track trials in Eugene, Ore., finishing in 49.28 seconds for a spot on the Olympic team.

Almost a week after Nathan Enderle was cut by the Bears, the second-year QB has signed a deal with the Jaguars, and he is expected to compete for a roster spot with fellow QB's Blaine Gabbert, Chad Henne and Jordan Palmer, according to an ESPN.com report on Thursday.

Marcus Stroud signed a one-day contract with the Jaguars on Wednesday before announcing his retirement. A first-round draft pick from Georgia in 2001, Stroud spent seven years in Jacksonville. "That's where I started my career, I consider Jacksonville like my second home," Stroud told the Florida Times-Union. "That's where my quote unquote football family is based. That's where I felt like I gained my notoriety. That's where I've always been at heart. I was a Jaguar from Day 1, and I'll be a Jaguar now." Traded to Buffalo in 2008, Stroud had 150 tackles and 7½ sacks in three seasons with the Bills.

The Jaguars expect Maurice Jones-Drew to honor his contract, but he won't report to the team's minicamp as he seeks a new contract. Jacksonville's mandatory minicamp begins on Tuesday. The running back has skipped offseason work to this point, but all of OTA season is voluntary. This three-day minicamp is not.

The Jaguars have no plans to renegotiate running back Maurice Jones-Drew's current contract. Gene Smith confirmed that Jones-Drew wants a new deal, but made it clear it's not going to happen. "Obviously, he has expressed that he would like to renegotiate and we have expressed again that we feel he has a contract with two years left that we expect him to fulfill those obligations," Smith said. Jones-Drew, who led the NFL in rushing last season with 1,606 yards, has two years remaining on a five-year deal worth $31 million that he signed in 2009.