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Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars.
Local chatter
Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence and Foye Oluokun meet with media pre-NFL Draft (Big Cat Country)
“There’s definitely been some conversations … It’s not really my focus right now, at the end of the day, my job isn’t going to change whether I get extended or not before this season. My job is to go win games and to be the best I can be for this team so we can have a chance to win the Super Bowl. Even if I get the contract extension, that’s still my job even more so, there’s even more expectation and pressure on that.”
“For me, I have the same focus and the same mindset. I can’t lie, obviously it would be nice to have that done and feel good about it, but no, it’s not really the focus right now.”
4 Bold Predictions for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2024 NFL Draft (Big Cat Country)
While the depth at wide receiver is good, and a guy like Brian Thomas Jr. may very well be sitting there at pick 17, Baalke isn’t going to pull any punches to get a potential star at the position. A move to the bottom of the top-10 for Malik Nabers or Rome Odunze shouldn’t be ruled out.
Building on greatness: Jaguars’ Travon Walker’s evolution alongside Josh Allen (Times-Union)
“He’s somewhere where he’s happy, he’s not being put out to somewhere else, the organization is taking care of him,” said Walker. “I’m proud of him and obviously [it] motivated me just to continue following in his footsteps. Obviously, he’s doing something right.”
At No. 17, the Jaguars are thrilled to nab a cornerback with everything you want at the position: size, speed, playmaking ability … and irrational confidence. I loved [Quinyon] Mitchell saying he’s the greatest football player ever to come out of the MAC. Jack Lambert, Randy Moss, Ben Roethlisberger — watch out!
2024 NFL Mock Draft: Picks That Make Teams More Fun (The 33rd Team)
With [Brian] Thomas Jr. and [Gabe] Davis on the outside and Christian Kirk and Evan Engram in the slot, Trevor Lawrence would finally have threats to all three levels of the field, which has not been a part of the passing game during Lawrence’s tenure.
The Jaguars are 20th in explosive pass rate in the past two seasons.
National links
2024 NFL Draft: How three trends in pro football connect to this year’s prospect class (NFL.com)
Dolphins plan to pick up fifth-year options on WR Jaylen Waddle, LB Jaelan Phillips (NFL.com)
Courtland Sutton skipping Broncos’ voluntary workouts as WR seeks new contract (NFL.com)
Applebee’s named Official Grill + Bar of the National Football League (NFL.com)
Patrick Mahomes named to 2024 Time ‘Most Influential People’ list (The Athletic)
Editor’s pick
NFL teams know the best way to draft, so why aren’t they doing it? (The Athletic)
Thaler and Massey suggested that teams should accumulate picks by trading back and into the future more often. The more darts you have, the better your chance of eventually hitting the bull’s-eye.
… They’ve met with countless teams. Most, if not all, seem receptive to their findings only to toss them aside and operate the way they always have.
Must-see media
Foye caught himself while talking about money & his reason for wanting to be in Jacksonville but he was definitely about to say:
“That sh— doesn’t matter.”
You can tell it goes deeper than accolades or recognition for him. He wants to win.
— Juston W. Lewis (@JustonLewis_) April 16, 2024
Poll of the Day
For context, the largest current quarterback contracts have total values of $450 million (Patrick Mahomes), $275 million (Joe Burrow) and $262.5 million (Justin Herbert) per Over The Cap.
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