May 2018 - Jacksonville Jaguars Wiretap

NFL Suspends Dante Fowler Jr. One Game

Jul 26, 2018 8:35 PM

Dante Fowler Jr. has been suspended by the NFL for violating the league's personal conduct policy.

While the league did not specify what triggered the suspension, Fowler has had several off-field issues. In March, he pleaded no contest to charges of battery, criminal mischief and petit theft stemming from an arrest last July in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida. Fowler was sentenced to a year of probation and 75 hours of community service and was fined $925, according to court records.

A video also surfaced on TMZ.com of Fowler apparently refereeing a fight between his girlfriend and the mother of his child. 

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Tony Romo Predicts Packers-Jaguars In SB LIII

Jul 12, 2018 8:58 AM

Tony Romo was asked to predict who will face off in Super Bowl LIII during an appearance on the NFL Network this week.

"If I had to pick right now? It's pretty early," Romo said. "Thing about the NFL is things change pretty fast. Injuries happen, a lot of stuff happens, but, um... if I was picking right now, I'd probably go with Green Bay versus Jacksonville. That would be a tentative, rough guess here in the summer months."

Romo retired after the 2016 season and had a very successful first season as a broadcaster for CBS.

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Jaguars Spending $24M More Than Any Other Team On Defense

Jul 11, 2018 11:28 PM

The Jacksonville Jaguars have allocated $120 million in salary to their defense.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have spent the second-most on that side of the ball, reserving $96 million.

Jacksonville, which lost to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, has spent $24 million more on defense than any other team in the NFL.

The spending represents approximately 63% of their cap.

Spotrac

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Leonard Fournette Wants To Improve 3.9 Yards Per Carry Average

Jul 9, 2018 8:54 AM

Leonard Fournette expects to report to training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars at 224 pounds, 11 pounds lighter than his playing weight as a rookie.

"I feel like I play my best at that weight – 223, 224 – that's what I played in college," Fournette said. "Why not? I don't want to be average. I want to be above average, be the greatest one to play this game. I feel lighter, quicker and I have a lot of my burst."

The Jaguars led the NFL in rushing in 2017 and were the fifth highest scoring team (26.1). Fournette rushed for 1,040 yards with nine touchdowns and caught 36 passes for 302 yards.

However, Fournette averaged 3.9 yards per carry. In the postseason, that average dropped to 3.5 yards.

"At the end of the day, it's not about me and not about yards per carry," Fournette said. "It's about the wins and losses."

Fournette got in better shape in the hopes of avoiding injuries this upcoming season.

"Leonard is a playmaker, so we're trying to get him on the field as much as we can and keep pushing him over to third down and things of that nature," Doug Marrone said. "He showed great growth in his first year from that because that's usually the toughest thing. In the NFL week-to-week, each team has their own little unique package that you really have to study and try to get a bead on to be able to [have] pass protection pick-up. I really saw him at the end of the year do a great job of that. You want to see that again now."

John Reid/Florida Times-Union

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