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Getty Images Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue continues his training-camp holdout. It apparently won’t be continuing much longer. Ngakoue has tweeted “the return,” and it’s being widely interpreted (as it should be) that he’ll be returning to the Jaguars and ending his holdout. For...

Getty Images Tight end Donnie Ernsberger doesn’t have far to go for his next team. All he has to do is get on Interstate 4 for a trip across Florida. The Jaguars claimed Ernsberger off waivers Thursday, a day after the Buccaneers cut him, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports...

Getty Images The Collective Bargaining Agreement gives players under contract an absolute right to hold out, as long as they are willing to risk owing fines in the amount of $40,000 per day (for most players). The CBA includes another important wrinkle for players who have not yet qualified for...

Getty Images The Jaguars made DJ Chark a second-round pick in 2018, but he made only 14 catches for 174 yards as a rookie. He realizes his time is now. “I feel like it’s a big year for me,” Chark said Wednesday, via John Oehser of the team website. Chark played 291 offensive snaps and 166 on...

Getty Images The offset-language issue is once again dead. Entry-level contracts in the age of the rookie wage scale entail precious few terms over which to haggle. One is whether and to what extent guaranteed payments will be subject to offset language. With offset language, the team gets...

Getty Images Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette caught 36 passes as a rookie and 22 passes in 2018. He could see even more in 2019. Via Jaguars.com, offensive coordinator John DeFilippo explained that his offense will involve plenty of passes being thrown to the running back. “That’s a...

Getty Images The Jaguars signed running back Devante Mays to their 90-man roster, the team announced Wednesday. Jacksonville waived rookie running back Taj McGowan with an injury designation to make room. McGowan will revert to injured reserve if he clears waivers. The Packers selected Mays...

Getty Images It’s #DelusionSZN in the NFL, where cockeyed optimism meets unbridled enthusiasm, prompting some in the media to regard every team as a potential playoff team. On Tuesday’s PFT Live, Simms and I looked at teams and players about which we are oddly optimistic. It was the basis of...

Getty Images If you’re in the only time zone that really matters (and I realize that every time I’m outside of it), it’s lunch time. You need something to pass the time while opening up the lunch pail. Here’s something you can do: Watch Monday’s PFTOT. The tail on the PFT Live donkey...

After making a big entrance into training camp, Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey wants to make sure all eyes stay on him. Ramsey admitted as much Sunday, saying he considers himself an “entertainer” as well as a football player. ″I’m serious about my craft. I’m serious about football, of...

Getty Images The Saints will take a look at a potential addition to their offensive line group on Sunday. Mike Triplett of ESPN.com reports that veteran Patrick Omameh will work out for the team. Omameh opened last season with the Giants and started six games at right guard before hurting his...

Getty Images Whenever players under contract choose not to show up for training camp, management-side mouthpieces routinely lament the fact that the player has chosen to violate the terms of his agreement. But there are two agreements that apply to every NFL player: The agreement between player...

Getty Images The Jaguars were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL last season as they followed up a trip to the AFC Championship Game by losing 10 of their final 12 games en route to a 5-11 season in 2018. Changes were made in the offseason, including the change at quarterback that...

Getty Images Washington has agreed to terms with offensive lineman Corey Robinson, John Keim of ESPN reports. With Trent Williams holding out and seeking a trade, Washington had free agent tackle Donald Penn visit Thursday. Robinson, though, will sign. Robinson played four games last season —...

Getty Images He started the week due to make $5 million this year in Dallas. Instead, he’ll make up to $3 million in Miami. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, veteran receiver Allen Hurns has signed a one-year contract with the Dolphins. Hurns suffered a badly broken leg in the...

Some quarterbacks limit their throwing in the offseason because of injury or surgery. Nick Foles does it by choice. The Jaguars quarterback said he barely picked up a football during his last break before training camp, which he’s gotten used to over the years. He said he only threw twice...

Getty Images The Packers added some needed depth in the backfield, and not with the kind of anonymous guy who usually gets signed this time of year. Per Stu Courtney of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, the Packers signed former Jaguars running back Corey Grant. Grant spent four years in...

Getty Images The Jaguars have signed defensive back Josh Robinson, according to a PFT source. Robinson worked out for the team earlier Thursday. Robinson played for the Saints last season and appeared in 11 games as a reserve. He was a member of the Buccaneers in 2016 and 2017, and he spent...

Getty Images He probably won’t be showing up to the team’s facility in an armored car, but the Jaguars are taking a look at a potential addition to their cornerback group on Thursday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is bringing Josh Robinson in for a workout. Robinson played...

Getty Images The Jaguars have their first practice of training camp on Thursday and defensive end Yannick Ngakoue will not be taking part in it. Ngakoue is holding out of camp as part of a push for a new contract, but that hasn’t put a halt to communication between him and the team. Head coach...