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There was a nice crowd down at the practice fields of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium to see the 2010 Jaguars take the field for the first time since the end of last season. It was good to see the team back at it, and for them to have a relatively active practice by mini camp standards. Once again, the fans were on temporary bleachers sitting on the field turf practice surface. ...

With so many things going on in the world to distract us, it is a tall order for anything to crack the attention of most Americans. Unemployment, elections, war, and disaster (natural and man made) tend to get the spotlight.á Americans look for an escape, so they take up hobbies and other distractions to keep their minds occupied in hope of avoiding the inevitable slide into insanity accompanying a full time ...

The Jacksonville Jaguars were challenged to prove the skeptics wrong when the city was awarded an NFL franchise nearly 16 years ago. As the smallest media market aside from Green Bay, fans were being asked to overachieve in order to sell tickets and keep the franchise profitable as it navigated the early years. For the most part, the fans delivered on that challenge, and for the first few years everything ...

Wayne Weaver has sparked speculation about the Jaguars possibly playing some regular season games in the shadow of Wally World by mentioning Orlando being a target market for the Jaguars to grow their fan base in an interview with a local newspaper. In turn, one columnist chided city leaders in Orlando to take this as an opportunity to lure the NFL to relocate a team to the town permanently. Settle down! ...

It has been 15 years since the Jacksonville Jaguars took the field for the first time, but in many ways, they are still considered to be the new kids on the block.á Often dismissed, and mostly ignored, the Jaguars have lived their entire existence in relative obscurity as a result of being located in the smallest media market in the National Football League. The only time the Jaguars get consistent attention ...

Maurice Jones-Drew assumed the lead role for the Jacksonville Jaguars rushing attack, and ascended to take on the task of being a leader on the field, in the locker room, and in the community. When he accepted the challenge of replacing Fred Taylor as the premiere back, he probably did not anticipate being the lone offensive weapon on a team struggling to find a spark. Jones-Drew answered the challenge in the ...

It is a curious thing. Following a disappointing loss in Indianapolis, Jack Del Rio has once again started up the coach speak bus, put it in gear, and targeted another veteran player to be his press conference speed bump.  Del Rio has used the media in the past to motivate veteran players. Most recently, John Henderson found himself squarely in the headlights of the "Jackliner" as it rolled down the road.  The ...