Maurice Jones-Drew says that he would prefer to remain with the Jaguars.

"It's a part of the business, but I'd rather be here," the running back said. "I'd rather stay here with my team, my family. I talk to my teammates every day, my kids go to school here, I'm rooted here in Jacksonville with the NFL. I'd love to end my career here in Jacksonville, but part of the business is sometimes you can't do things you want."

Jones-Drew wants a new contract from Jacksonville and owner Shad Khan recently knocked him for not being with the team. He sounded hopeful a resolution could be reached when asked if he was going to miss the season opener.

"I don't think we're there yet (missing a regular-season game)," Jones-Drew said. "We're moving forward to doing something. It's day by day. I hope we can get something done."