Deadspin: Jacksonville Jaguars

Florida Law Requires Stadiums to Shelter Homeless On Off Nights; Not A Single One Has Complied

Sean Newell — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:52:36 EST

As is the case in most cities with professional franchises, the buildings that host Florida's professional sports teams have been built with the assistance of taxpayer contributions. It's played off as a symbiotic relationship (new stadium means new jobs, more revenue coming in, etc.) but most of the time feels parasitic. Well, destitute Floridians know a thing or two about that. More »

Kindergarteners Welcome New Jaguars Owner With Heartwarming Song, And One Kid's Wearing A "Make It Blaine On Them Hoes" Shirt

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:30:00 EST

Here's Ms. Goleski's kindergarten class in Neptune Beach with their charming rendition of "Shahid Khan Is Coming To Town." Note the young man in back with this "Make It Blaine On Them Hoes" t-shirt, partially covered up by taped-on construction paper. Strong work, Ms. Goleski. [h/t John] More »

Are You Ready For This Mustache?

Luke O'Brien — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:05:34 EST

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. More »

A Counterfactual History Of Tim Tebow As A Jacksonville Jaguar

Jeremy Stahl — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:30:45 EST

Underperforming Jacksonville Jaguars Players Soon To Face The Wrath Of Khan

Timothy Burke — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:15:10 EST

On a morning that's already seen head coach Jack Del Rio fired, the Jacksonville Jaguars will also have a new owner, according to Sports Illustrated's Peter King. More »

Let's All Enjoy The Poetry In Motion That Is Several Fat Men Lateraling A Sack-Fumble Recovery

Timothy Burke — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:28:15 EDT

The Jacksonville Jaguars, whose only real highlight play this season came in a torrential downpour, executed a lovely double-lateral after a Clint Session sack of Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the second quarter of their matchup at Reliant Stadium. More »

The Jaguars Cut An Injured David Garrard Because They're Cheap, His Agent Says

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:45:00 EDT

And here we were thinking the David Garrard saga had ended, more boring than an average Jaguars game. But Garrard's camp is still talking trash on the Jags, from beyond the grave. (Or operating table. Whatever.) Garrard's agent says the team knew about the back injury, and released the quarterback rather than pay him to recover. More »

Hey, David Garrard Was Just Kidding About Playing QB This Year, You Guys

Jack Dickey — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:25:00 EDT

Now that the Raiders want him, it turns out that Garrard's needed surgery since training camp, reports Jay Glazer. More »

If You're A Reporter From Outside Pittsburgh And You Want To Ask Mike Tomlin A Question, Make It Quick Don't Make It About Past Losses (UPDATED)

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:05:00 EDT

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In keeping with the NFL's standard in-season practice of making coaches available to reporters from the opposing city on the Wednesday before an upcoming game, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin did a conference call today with the beat crew from Jacksonville. Well, sort of. He had little patience for any of it, and he let it be known pretty quickly. More »

The Jaguars Grounds Crew Does Not Abide By Traditional NFL Field-Painting Rules

Brian Hickey — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:15:00 EDT

On a traditional NFL field, the arrows next to the big numbers painted every 10 yards point toward the nearest end zone. The Jacksonville Jaguars ground crew does not adhere to those stupid traditions at EverBank Field. More »

Why Yes, Jaguars Fans Tailgated With A Skeleton In A Bloody And Torn Steve McNair Jersey

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:35:00 EDT

"The picture, which arrives via email from a reputable source, included these details: "A very close friend who lives in Jacksonville that is a big Jaguars fan took the photo Sunday before the game. He asked me who [No. 9] belonged to. When I replied he apologized for the classless Jag fans.'" Then again, they're not the first to do such a thing. [Outkick the Coverage] More »

Fred Taylor Retires A Jaguar, But How Much Does His One-Day Contract Pay?

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:40:00 EDT

"There are no dumb questions." That was a promising way for the Jaguars' representative to open the conversation when he returns my call regarding what I presumed was a dumb, dumb question. More »

Mike Thomas Was The Only Man More Excited Than Gus Johnson

Sports Radio Interviews — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:20:00 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the Jags receiver on the season's signature play. More »

No, ESPN Did Not Tell The MNF Coaches To Take Timeouts (UPDATE)

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Paranoia swept the blogosphere this morning, as word spread like wildfire that ESPN had told the Jaguars and Titans to use their timeouts at the end of a blowout to get more commercial breaks. Great story. Too bad it's not true. More »

Jags Receiver Gets Caught In Action Movie After Armed Intruder Busts In

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:50:00 EDT

Kassim Osgood and a ladyfriend were hanging out, when her ex-boyfriend showed up with a gun. Both were pistol-whipped, but are okay. Then, there's this: "The woman targeted him with her laser sight before both shot at each other and missed." [Times-Union] More »

Quiet, Dez. This Is How You Haze A Rookie (UPDATE)

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:30:00 EDT

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Our dick-headed friend is Jaguars rookie Kevin Haslam, after a run-in with Uche Nwaneri and his clippers. This never would have happened if they had drafted Tebow. [Twitpic|h/t Jovan J.] More »

Final Jeopardy Exposes One Poor Woman Who Knows Nothing About Sports

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:15:00 EDT

It was a sports question for Final Jeopardy last night! How do you think you'll do? Better than Meg, probably. The full question is after the jump, but rest assured, the answer is not the Jacksonville Panthers. More »

Jaguars Mouthpiece Thinks One Christian Is As Good As The Next

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Don't worry, Jags fans: while Tyson Alualu may not be Tim Tebow, the Florida Times-Union would like you to know that he's just as religious! Will you buy our season tickets now? More »

Past And Current Jaguars Disagree On Tebow's Future

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:45:00 EST

The best QB in franchise history thinks Jacksonville should draft Tim Tebow. One of the men who would be protecting him says he'll be a bust. More »

Jags' Mascot Has About As Much Success As Jags' Season Ticket Plans

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:30:00 EST

Jaxson de Ville (really) tries to zipline across the stadium, American Gladiators style. Jaxson de Ville does not make it. The fire department is getting really sick of Wayne Weaver calling them to get his cat down. More »

Maurice Jones-Drew To Miss Fantasy Playoffs Because Of His Brilliant Play

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:15:00 EST

Are you one of the 10,000 (ESPN) fantasy GMs who lost because MJD took a knee rather than score a touchdown? Well, so is he. But remember, he had 145 yards and a TD anyway, so quit bitching. [ESPN] More »

In Blackout Roulette, Jags To Bet It All On...Teal?

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST

Sixteen years ago, one grassroots organization brought the Jaguars to Jacksonville. Now they're back, doing everything they can to keep them there. (Note: "everything they can" appears limited to coupons for nachos and soda at one game.) More »

Mike Sims-Walker's Week 5 Status: Out-Nookie

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:45:58 EDT

Jacksonville wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker was deactivated for Sunday's game against Seattle, an absence that more deeply affected your fantasy league than the Jaguars, who lost 41-0. Why was he out? Why else? Coitus. More »

Today In Thinly-Veiled Omens

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:30:00 EDT

The oldest male jaguar at the Jacksonville Zoo has been euthanized, after suffering since August. Panthers throughout Florida and the Carolinas are sleeping poorly tonight. [Times-Union] More »

No One In Jacksonville Will Be Forced To Watch The Jaguars

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:15:50 EDT

Twelve NFL teams could be affected by blackout rules this year—only three teams had blackouts last season—including Jacksonville, where local television may end up broadcasting zero home games. It's still better than living in Tallahassee. [SBJ] More »

Why Your Team Sucks: Jacksonville Jaguars

Drew Magary — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:30:53 EDT

Some people are fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This 2009 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. More »

And The 2009 Brian Baldinger Award Goes To...Torry Holt

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:15:46 EDT

The former Rams' wide receiver instills confidence in his catching ability in front of a confused Jacksonville press corps. [With Leather] More »

Jimmy Smith Is Not Handling Retirement So Well

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:15:00 EDT

Former Jacksonville Jaguar star Jimmy Smith was pulled over for a minor traffic violation yesterday and ended up in jail on cocaine possession charges. That's not what I call enjoying your golden years. More »

Matt Jones Released From Jail, Jaguars Roster

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:45:31 EDT

Matt Jones was sent home a day early from his week-long jail stint on Saturday. Jacksonville responded on Monday by sending him home from the team, permanently. [ESPN] More »

Wake Up, Matt Jones

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:45:56 EDT

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. More »

And It Only Took Them 307 Years

Rick Chandler — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:30:25 EST

Hey Bulldog: Former Jacksonville Jaguars assistant Tom Williams is hired at Yale, becoming the school's first black head football coach. [Hartford Courant] More »

Manning Heroically Leads Colts Over Sucky Team, Into Playoffs

Rick Chandler — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:45:55 EST

With their big 31-24 victory over the Jaguars last night, the Colts are back in the playoffs with their sixth consecutive 11-win season, meaning that this kid can invite friends into his room again. More »

Former Viking Would Very Much Like To Hit Brad Childress In The Head

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:46 EST

Current Jaguars wideout Troy Williamson spent his first three seasons in the NFL angering Minnesota fans with his mediocre play and current Vikings coach Brad Childress spent his first two years angering Minnesota fans by putting him into games. Of course, all of this happened during the downtime when they weren't angering each other. Williamson changed teams during the offseason, but hasn't forgotten his old boss's slights and now that the Jags and Vikes face off this Sunday in Jacksonville, he wants to settle the score—Queensberry Rules-style. He wants to "duke it out" with Childress on the 50-yard line. More »

Jags Lineman Richard Collier Has Leg Amputated, Paralyzed After Shooting

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:30:07 EDT

Jaguars' offensive tackle Richard Collier's life will officially never be the same. He's lucky to be alive after 14 bullet wounds left him in critical condition for weeks, but his surgeon announced today as a result of his life-threatening injuries, Collier had his left leg amputated and will be paralyzed from the waist down. More »

Did Vince Young Quit on the Titans?

Clay Travis — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:45:05 EDT

With all the furor over Tom Brady, Vince Young's fourth quarter histrionics have slid under the radar so far. Which is odd because it was as baffling, unexpected, and weird as anything that will happen on an NFL sideline this season. Briefly, the scene: On the previous drive Vince Young threw his second horrible interception of the day. His screen pass was picked off by a Jags defensive end. The second Young interception came one play after the Titans defense picked off the Jaguars David Garrard and boos cascaded down onto the field. The second pick was, if possible, worse than the equally inexplicable first interception which had led to the Jags only touchdown of the day. Young trudged back to the sideline with his head held low. Leading to this scene as told by the Tennessean.

He pushed away defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who was trying to console him, and took a seat on the bench. When it was time for the Titans to take the field following a three-and-out by the Jaguars, Young appeared as if he didn't want to go back in. Collins began taking snaps before Fisher came over and appeared to gesture for Young to take the field. The coach later said a tight hamstring - not a reluctant quarterback - was the issue. Asked about it five times during his postgame news conference, Fisher never changed his story.

Yeah, it's so bad Albert Haynesworth is trying to console him. I was at the game and Young's refusal to take the field was very apparent to everyone. So was the crowd's cheering reaction. As Kerry Collins—he of the gray beard and formerly quitting on his first NFL team—took snaps from Titans center Kevin Mawae, the crowd went crazy with cheers. Believing, mistakenly, that Jeff Fisher had pulled Young from the game. Just as the cheering reached a crescendo, Young came running back onto the field. Two plays later he was injured and left the field. The severity of the injury is not yet known. (Adam Schefter of the NFL network is reporting that Young tore his MCL and will be out 2-4 weeks.) After being helped off the field, Young left behind a 3rd and 15 for his back-up. Collins entered and immediately converted the 3rd and 15 and then led the Titans on a scoring drive that sealed the win. Leading many Titans fans to question, including this one, whether the team might not have a better chance of actually scoring points with Collins at the helm. After the game, a Titans 17-10 victory, many players questioned Young's attempt to quit on the team. What didn't quit was the Titans defense, something linebacker Keith Bulluck pointedly drove home. "No one is going to quit on this side of the ball.'' The latest incident raises an awful lot of unsettling questions. For the past two seasons Young hasn't appeared to have the mental fortitude to be an NFL quarterback. Some players perform well amid criticism and questioning of their abilities, Young only seems to thrive when he's being patted on the back. Combining the rumors that Young got Norm Chow fired, the strange comments about considering retirement, and now refusing, at least for a short while, to go back into a football game because the crowd wasn't behind you, and you have the makings of a real mess. Maybe VY needs to spend more time swilling Patron shirtless, because whatever he's doing now just isn't working. Young grabs knee, spotlight [Tennessean] More »

NFL Season Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:20:00 EDT

The NFL season has officially started, so it's time to fucking finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Clearly, these previews will be running until, oh, the first round of the wild card playoffs based on how quickly they've been coming in. So, for the next few days, expect a lot of these. Actually, let's see how many we can get out in one day. More »

Matt Jones: The Cocaine Won't Make You Faster, Son

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:50:13 EDT

Jacksonville (LA?) Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones was busted in Arkansas for cocaine and marijuana possession early this morning. Jones, the former Razorback's quarterback who switched to wide receiver to help his NFL draft stock, was pinched last night along with a carload of other dudes in a shady area in Washington County. More »

1st Round, Eighth Overall: Ravens Jaguars Select Derrick Harvey

mike tanier — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:58:17 EDT

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We used to call guys like Harvey "tweeners." Now they're called "hybrids." Scouting gibberish has gone green More »

A New Approach On How To Get Out Of Those Pesky DUIs

DAULERIO — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:00:11 EDT

Most of us have probably made the ridiculously stupid decision to drink and drive at some point in our lives. Some of us may have even been pulled over, which makes the stupid decision become an expensive and humiliating one. (Here's a tip: Refuse the breathalzyer.) But even if those circumstances did befall you, I'm guessing nobody attempted to weasel out of it the way Jacksonville Jaguars' safety Brian Williams did back in 2006. More »

Jaguars-Patriots, Second Half Live Blog

sussman — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:44:31 EST

I'll give Boston the benefit of the doubt and assume that most New Englanders know how to spell "asterisk" correctly. But when Stephen Savoia took this picture for the Associated Press, he made it a point to ensure that Johnny West, the man holding the sign, was called out for the misspelling, and that this wasn't put on the Patriots fanbase as a whole. More »