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Getty Images December 2017. Led by second-year quarterback Carson Wentz, the Eagles rocketed toward the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and Wentz had the inside track to the league MVP award. Then came a visit to the Rams, an ill-timed head-first dive to the end zone, an unexpected ACL tear in the...

Getty Images Not surprisingly, fewer fans are going to games in person. Financial news site 24/7 Wall St. used sports attendance data from ESPN over the past 10 years and found every one of the four major sports leagues in the United States has seen a decline in total attendance from 2008 to...

Getty Images The Jaguars needed a spot for former West Virginia receiver Marcus Simms, who agreed to terms after going undrafted in the supplemental draft Wednesday. The team announced it waived receiver Dedrick Snelson with an injury designation Thursday to make room. Snelson will revert to...

Getty Images The city of Jacksonville is nearing an agreement with the Jaguars on an incentives package for development of a parking lot on the southwest side of TIAA Bank Field. According to Mike Mendenhall of the Jacksonville Daily Record, Mayor Lenny Curry said earlier this week the two...

Getty Images Former West Virginia wide receiver Marcus Simms was one of two players considered likely candidates for selection in Wednesday’s supplemental draft, but the exercise ended with safety Jalen Thompson as the only player picked. It appears Simms will still get a chance to make an NFL...

Getty Images The Texans won the AFC South last season and the Colts advanced to the playoffs after beating the Titans in the final game of the regular season. In 2017, roles were reversed as the Jaguars won the division and the Titans took a Wild Card spot. Both of those teams won games in the...

Getty Images After the Jaguars made an unexpected appearance in the 2017 AFC Championship, they had a decision to make regarding quarterback Blake Bortles, who was entering the fifth and final year of his rookie deal. They made the wrong decision. The Jaguars converted the balance of the...

Getty Images Cornerback D.J. Hayden‘s first season with the Jaguars didn’t go as hoped on any level. The team sank from AFC South champion in 2017 to last place in the division and Hayden missed six games with a toe injury. His absence left the team without a capable nickel corner to go with...

Getty Images Nick Foles was brought in this offseason to lend some credibility to the Jaguars offense. Now, he’s making sure he gets off on the right foot. Via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com, Foles said he focused on making sure his footwork was right as he went through offseason workouts. “If...

Getty Images Not only did former Jaguars General Manager Gene Smith take a punter instead of Russell Wilson, he took a Blaine Gabbert without telling his coach. That’s what former Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said during an interview with ESPN 690 in Jacksonville, recalling the Jaguars, ahem...

Getty Images With a pair of quarterbacks drafted in 2012 (Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson) landing at No. 4 and No. 3 on the Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown, Wednesday’s PFT Live draft featured a question based on that specific class of players. Simms and I redrafted the first eight...

Getty Images The Jaguars signed quarterback Nick Foles to boost their offensive production in 2019 and part of any improvement will come with the assistance of the players tasked with catching his passes. One member of that group is 2018 second-round pick DJ Chark. The wideout caught 14 passes...

Getty Images Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue held out of the team’s mandatory minicamp because he wants a new contract. Three weeks later, there are no signs that the two sides are any closer to a resolution. The Florida Times-Union even suggests that the holdout could drag into the...

Getty Images Wide receiver Donte Moncrief is in his first year with the Steelers, but it doesn’t look like he’s had a hard time adapting to a new offense. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger complimented Moncrief’s knowledge of the offense at the end of the offseason program and that the two...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Malik Jackson hasn’t been a member of the Eagles for a long time, but he’s made an impression on the team already. Jackson signed with the Eagles as a free agent in March after he was released by the Jaguars and he joins longtime Eagles like Fletcher Cox and...

Getty Images Emory University Goizueta School of Business professor Mike Lewis sought to use statistical analysis to determine the NFL’s “best” fans. The study used the hard-core, religiously devoted fan as well as the casual fan, so those at the top of the list have more of the latter and...

Getty Images Caesars Entertainment, the official casino partner of the NFL, has issued updated odds for the various teams to make it to the 2019 playoffs. The overwhelming favorites, to little surprise, are the Patriots. Installed as minus-850 propositions to qualify for the 12-team...

Getty Images Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has not been shy about sharing his opinions on or off the field over his first three NFL seasons, but he took a different path during a recent interview. Ramsey slammed many of the league’s quarterbacks over the course of the 2018 offseason, but he...

Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey offered a slew of unvarnished opinions about NFL quarterbacks during interviews last offseason that included calling Bills quarterback Josh Allen trash and saying former Raven/current Bronco Joe Flacco sucks. Ramsey was offered another opportunity to break down...

Myles Jack entered the 2016 draft with long-term concerns about his knee. The linebacker, drafted in the second round by the Jaguars, has never missed a game in his three seasons, starting 42 of 48 games. With Telvin Smith having announced he will sit out the 2019 season, Jack will play a key...