A preliminary deal between the Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville regarding renovations to EverBank Stadium is “imminent,” according to Jim Piggott of News 4 Jax. Piggott’s reporting suggested a deal could be reached and revealed by next week, with the next Jacksonville City Council meeting scheduled for May 14. “Residents should have some answers to exactly where this is going, what it could cost and who’s paying for what,” Piggott wrote, referencing the upcoming assembly and noting the deal would focus only on the stadium and not developing the surrounding area. Proposals for Jacksonville ..read more

Zay Jones’ free agency tour continues as the former Jacksonville wide receiver intends to meet with Arizona on Tuesday, according to Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report. Jones reportedly met with Jacksonville’s AFC South rival, Tennessee, on Monday. The Jaguars released Jones on April 30 following two seasons with the team, following their first-round selection of wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. in the 2024 NFL draft. Jones signed a three-year contract worth $24 million, including $14 million guaranteed, with Jacksonville before the 2022 season. Over that span, Jones compiled 116 receptions, 1,14 ..read more

If wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. weren’t available when the Jaguars were on the clock in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, or if Jacksonville wasn’t prioritizing a pass-catcher at the time, cornerback Terrion Arnold very well could have been the team’s pick at No. 23 overall, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Fowler on Tuesday reported “key intel” about each NFL team following the draft, having spoken with personnel across the league, and shared several nuggets about Jacksonville, most notably revealing the Jaguars’ thinking as it honed in on Thomas in Round 1. “At No. 23 overall, where Jackson ..read more

New York is hiring former Giants offensive lineman Chris Snee as a scout, according to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. While Snee is best known in New York as a two-time Super Bowl-winning right guard over 10 seasons with the Giants, he began his NFL front office career with Jacksonville, in 2017. Then, Snee was hired by the Jaguars as a college offensive line scout and an offseason assistant to Jacksonville’s offensive line coaching staff. Snee had a strong connection to the team’s front office at the time: Former Jaguars executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin, who c ..read more

After unveiling jersey numbers for the club’s class of free-agent signings last week, Jacksonville did the same for its 2024 NFL draft picks on Monday. Most notably, first-round wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. changed from his original No. 80 to No. 7, after the team released wide receiver Zay Jones last week. Jones wore No. 7 for Jacksonville over the past two seasons. Thomas said after his selection that he would like to wear No. 11 in the pros, the same digits he donned with LSU and in high school. “You know what number I want to wear,” Thomas said at the time. However, second-year Jaguars ..read more

Brian Thomas Jr. presents a high-ceiling deep threat for Jacksonville to infuse into passing offense after his breakout 2023 season at LSU; Maason Smith could become a disruptive force on the Jaguars’ defensive line if he returns to pre-injury form from early in his college career. Most of Jacksonville’s 2024 NFL draft picks by the club meet a similar description: they possess great potential as NFL prospects, even if they weren’t consistently productive in college. But Pro Football Focus analyst Trevor Sikkema went a different route while determining his favorite selection from Jacksonville’s ..read more

Tennessee is reportedly set to host former Jacksonville wide receiver Zay Jones for a free-agent visit on Monday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. “Jones has an obvious connection to Tennessee [offensive coordinator] Nick Holz, as the two were both in Jacksonville last year,” Rapoport noted. Holz served as Jacksonville’s passing game coordinator in 2023. Jones was released by the Jaguars last Tuesday, after producing 116 receptions, 1,144 yards and seven touchdowns with the team over two seasons and 25 appearances, including 22 starts. He was limited to nine games in 2023 due to multi ..read more

The Jaguars took a two-pronged approach to addressing their need for cornerback help in the 2024 NFL draft, selecting Jarrian Jones from Florida State in the third round and Deantre Prince from Ole Miss in the fifth round to shore up the position. Jones and Prince proved to be playmakers in the secondary throughout their college careers, and premier athletes at the NFL combine in March, with both players clocking 4.38-second 40-yard dash results at the latter event. In between, the duo impressed NFL scouts and onlookers at the Shrine Bowl earlier this year, aligning together on the East Team ..read more

Is Trevor Lawrence a top-10 quarterback in the NFL? Yes, according to Doug Farrar of the Touchdown Wire, even with how the Jaguars quarterback’s 2023 campaign played out in mind. With most quarterback rooms around the NFL finalized following the 2024 NFL draft, Farrar analyzed the 36-best passers in the league entering the upcoming season. “I had a conundrum when it came to two guys, didn’t feel right leaving one of them off, and we’re all going to die one day so who could possibly care?” Farrar wrote about having more than one quarterback per team represented in the rankings. And while Lawren ..read more

NFL Network updated its league-wide power rankings with the draft in the books, moving the Jaguars up one spot with a favorable view of their performance in the 2024 selection ceremony. Jacksonville is now ranked No. 14, up from No. 15 on March 19 following the first wave of free agency. Find NFL Network draft writer Eric Edholm’s analysis below. The Jaguars hoovered up an SEC-heavy class that arguably improved the offense, defense and special teams, and there appeared to be solid value throughout. Trading back six spots in Round 1 and nabbing receiver Brian Thomas Jr. was a strong first move ..read more