Jaguars Football Fever

The New England Patriots released cornerback Tim Mixon and linebacker T.J. Slaughter on Wednesday. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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It can be a tough transition going from high school football star to college redshirt. Often players need the year to prepare themselves for the rigors of the Division I game.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday’s National Football League draft. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The NFL draft passed without the Miami Dolphins trading Jason Taylor but that doesn’t mean all is well with the team’s star defensive player and new football czar Bill Parcells.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, FL — So, who is the strapping young lad from the Class of 1981 at Hayward High School in California? If you guessed Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio, then you are correct.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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There’s still a good possibility that Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard will be traded before this weekend, when the Eagles will hold their postdraft minicamp.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots released cornerback Tim Mixon and linebacker T.J. Slaughter on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Slaughter was signed by the Patriots as a free agent on Feb. 12. He spent the 2007 season out of football.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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ASHWAUBENON — Rich Bessert today was named the football coach at Ashwaubenon High School, his alma mater.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The waiting was hard for Thomas Williams. The waiting after he knew something was brewing was even harder. The former Vacaville High School star and USC standout was the 155th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, going in the fifth round to the Jacksonville Jaguars.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Jacksonville Jaguars addressed a need at defensive end by trading up to select Florida Gator and Eleanor Roosevelt product Derrick Harvey with the eighth overall pick in last weekend’s NFL Draft.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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BUSHNELL — Since his days of playing football at South Sumter High School, Ben Moffitt has been known as a laid-back kind of guy who doesn’t worry about things beyond his control.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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What follows is our final mock draft, as of Draft Day morning. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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In hopes of solidifying its defense, the team gives up 7 draft picks for 2 players. The Jacksonville Jaguars’ path to the Super Bowl runs through New England. It passes through Indianapolis. And that road will remain rocky if the Jaguars can’t do a better job of putting pressure on Tom Brady […]

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The Jaguars selected Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey with the eighth overall pick Saturday, filling a glaring need.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Team makes two trades before taking Delaware quarterback at No. 18; Newsome calls 6-6, 235-pounder ‘the guy to lead our football team into the future’ The Ravens traded the No. 8 pick to the Jaguars before making a second deal with the Texans, moving back up to No. 18 to select Delaware […]

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The Jaguars came out of the draft’s first day looking good. Same can’t be said for Vince Young.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Defensive line coach Ted Monachino was watching the NFL draft in his office when he learned Jacksonville had traded up 18 spots in the first round.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Derrick Harvey will continue to play football in Florida. The Gators defensive end was selected by Jacksonville with the eighth selection in the NFL draft.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Jacksonville Jaguars insist they don’t see Derrick Harvey as the missing piece to a Super Bowl contending team.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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IRVING – On Saturday and Sunday, hundreds of players will have dreams come true when they get selected in the NFL draft. Some will be ecstatic they went so high, others will be disappointed they went so low.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Just as he did during his three-year career as a defensive end at Florida, Derrick Harvey didn’t need to say much to make an impression on NFL scouts.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Line of Scrimmage: Mock Draft 2.0Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Line of Scrimmage: ‘08 NFL Schedule - Hits and HighlightsHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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CHARLESTON — If big-time statistics against perhaps suspect competition did not convince pro scouts over two football seasons, Micah Rucker figures he did in recent months.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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TUSCALOOSA Jonesboro, Ga., tackle Darius McKeller has committed to play football at Alabama, giving coach Nick Saban three early pledges to his expected 2009 signing class, including two in the past week from the Atlanta area.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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USA TODAY explores the needs of AFC each team ahead of the 2008 NFL draftHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Jaguars are back in a familiar place. Chase mode. Because the Indianapolis Colts are running hard and running first. And adding injury to insult, the Jaguars figure to be without starting quarterback David Garrard for a while.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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There could not be two more opposite personalities than the ones stitched into the internal fabrics of Andre Caldwell and Derrick Harvey.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Several weeks after the NFL Combine, Ray Rice was having lunch at a Cheesecake Factory in New Jersey when his agent, Jason Chayut, decided dessert would be served first. He told his client that word out of the combine was Rice had run the 40-yard…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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From karaoke and trivia nights to game rooms and Sunday brunch, sports bars are getting creative to keep their customers in the sports off-seasonsHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Gene Smith is a pretty busy man this time of the year. The Monroeville graduate is the director of college scouting and pro personnel for the Jacksonville Jaguars, so getting a moment of his time as the team prepares for the NFL Draft is pretty unusual.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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While teams and fans gear up for next weekend’s NFL draft, the pro football league’s in-house network is doing some prep work of its own in what has become a very busy off-season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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For a football player who never was an all-conference selection and didn’t start until his senior year, Antwaun Molden is creating a lot of buzz.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Cincinnati BengalsHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Making the top pick in this year’s draft is like choosing a flavor from Baskin-Robbins. Plenty of choices look good. But it’s hard to decide which one to pick.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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MOST OF us prefer to buy our meat from a dependable butcher. So do football coaches like Bill Belichick and Andy Reid, which is why the preponderance of players taken in the top rounds of the NFL draft each year hail from football factories in power conferences such as the Big 10, ACC, SEC and […]

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Jason Taylor still wants out. The Dolphins have to decide whether to trade him or risk that he’ll retire.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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In upcoming weeks, teams throughout the state will spend 10 days on the practice field preparing for the 2008 football season. In a series of stories, ajc.com will provide an offseason outlook for 25 of the top teams in the metro and state.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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LOS ANGELES - Billionaire developer Edward P. Roski Jr. has made a commitment to build the kind of stadium an NFL team needs to thrive in Los Angeles. Now, he’s hoping one will commit to play there.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Thomas Jefferson Jaguars football fans remember the image well: Dom DeCicco patrolling the defensive backfield like a hawk.  read more » Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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