Jacksonville
Jaguars - Team History
Jacksonville Jaguars, professional football team and one of six teams
in the Central Division of the American Football Conference (AFC)
of the National Football League (NFL). Under the league’s realignment
plan, which will take affect in 2002, the Jaguars will play in the
South Division of the AFC. The Jaguars play at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville,
Florida, and wear uniforms of teal, black, and gold.
Jacksonville
joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1995. During the Jaguars’
first year, the team fielded the AFC’s worst defense, losing
nine games by more than 24 points. Offensively, however, they were
successful. Mark Brunell—who had previously played in only
two NFL games—posted the highest rating of any expansion-team
quarterback in league history. He also led all NFL quarterbacks
that year in rushing, becoming the first AFC quarterback to run
for more than 400 yards in a season since Mike Pagel of the Baltimore
Colts (now Indianapolis Colts) in 1983. Overall, Jacksonville’s
offensive performance ranked third all-time among first-year franchises.
In 1996 the
Jaguars won nine games and earned a wild-card berth to the playoffs.
Wide receivers Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith each compiled 1,000
or more yards receiving. Brunell passed for more than 4,300 yards
and was Jacksonville’s third-leading rusher, averaging five
yards per carry and scoring three touchdowns. In the playoffs the
Jaguars advanced to the AFC title game, where they lost to the New
England Patriots.
Jacksonville
advanced to the playoffs again in 1997 but lost in the first round
to the Denver Broncos. In 1998 Brunell and rookie running back Fred
Taylor led the team to a 11-5 win-loss record and the Central Division
championship. They defeated the New England Patriots in the first
round of the playoffs before being bested by the New York Jets.
In 1999 Jacksonville repeated as Central Division champions but
lost to the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game.
<p>The Tim Tebow watch in Jacksonville, as expected, gained momentum this week when the Florida Gator quarterback took part in the Florida Pro Day in Gainesville. Tebow was among 15 former Florida players who participated in various drills under the watchful eye of a number of NFL head coaches, assistant coaches and general managers.</p>
<p>Most of the attention was on Tebow, who continues to be the most complex player in this year's draft. What one scout deems as an asset, another calls a liability. His throwing motion has been analyzed and dissected every imaginable way.</p>
<p>For the past five weeks, since his time at the combine in Indianapolis where he didn't throw the ball, Tebow has been working to change his look as a quarterback.
Following knee surgery in early December, Aaron Kampman's goal was to walk without a limp in seven days. He did it. If the rest of his rehab continues at the same pace, the Jacksonville Jaguars could end up with one of the best free agent signings of the offseason. Kampman, a two-time Pro Bowl defensive end who signed a four-year contract worth $26 million with Jacksonville, expects to be on the...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars used veterans, rookies, former first-round draft picks and a few undrafted guys in hopes of generating consistent pass rush last season. Even with different schemes, various blitzes and some new faces, nothing really worked.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed unrestricted free agent receiver Kassim Osgood, giving them a special teams standout. Osgood, who spent the past seven seasons with San Diego, signed a three-year, $6.6 million contract with the Jaguars on Saturday. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Osgood made the Pro Bowl as a special teams ace in three of the last four seasons (2006, '07, '09).
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed defensive lineman Atiyyah Ellison and guard Kynan Forney to contracts. Ellison was scheduled to become a restricted free agent Friday, and Forney was set to become an unrestricted free agent. Details of their contracts were not released. Ellison, a third-year player the Jaguars signed off San Francisco's practice squad in 2008, played in 15 games last season...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars have re-signed wide receiver Troy Williamson, hoping he can fill the void left by Torry Holt's departure.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have re-signed wide receiver Troy Williamson, hoping he can fill the void left by Torry Holt's departure. Williamson, a former first-round draft pick by Minnesota, would have become a restricted free agent Friday. Contract terms were not released Tuesday. Traded to the Jaguars in February 2008, Williamson earned a starting role last year before sustaining a season-ending...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars have re-signed veteran tight end Ernest Wilford to a one-year contract worth the veteran minimum of US$630,000.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have re-signed veteran tight end Ernest Wilford to a one-year contract worth the veteran minimum of $630,000. Wilford would have become an unrestricted free agent next week. A fourth-round draft pick in 2004, Wilford has spent five of his six seasons in Jacksonville. He spent one year in Miami before rejoining the Jaguars last fall.
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