This piece is also featured at Lions101.com Recent rumblings suggest that Jacksonville Jaguars’ running back Maurice Jones-Drew is open to a trade. Will the Jaguars agree to deal their franchise runner who’s in the midst of a hold out? The …
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August 23, 2012
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According to Eugene Frenette, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew must report by this Saturday to have any chance at starting week one.
If MJD hopes to have any shot of starting the opener vs. Minnesota, and that might already be gone, he must report no later than Saturday
— Eugene Frenette (@GeneFrenette) August 23, 2012
Even though there have been...
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August 23, 2012
A day after a spat between Maurice Jones-Drew, the league’s leading rusher in 2011, and Jaguars’ owner Shahid Khan went public and ended with MJD saying that he would welcome a trade, things seem to have calmed down and any talks of his holdout lasting into the regular season seem premature. In an interview with NFL.com, MJD appeared confident, saying “things will work out...
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August 22, 2012
As the season gets closer the holdout situation between star running back Maurice Jones-Drew and the Jacksonville Jaguars has gotten more and more tenuous. The Jaguars are unwilling to rewrite Jones-Drew’s contract while it still has two years remaining and Jones-Drew does not want to play the next two years for a contract that will pay him a total of just under $10 million....
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August 22, 2012
Maurice Jones-Drew’s holdout from Jaguars camp and preseason reached a whole new level yesterday.
The do-it-all running back, who accounted for nearly 50 percent of Jacksonville’s total offense last year, asked for a trade yesterday after the team’s owner made public statement about Jones-Drew getting left behind. Not a good sign, and fantasy owners are reacting accordingly...
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August 22, 2012
When asked about Maurice Jones-Drew's absence this preseason during his holdout, Jacksonville Jaguars' owner Shad Kahn stated, "Believe me, it's not a big deal."This did not sit well with Jones-Drew or his camp. The disgruntled running back reportedly responded to a person close to him that if he really is expendable, then he should just be traded.Jones-Drew...
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August 22, 2012
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According to Steve Wyche of NFL.com, the agent of Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew has indicated that they’re open to repairing their relationship with owner Shad Khan and the organization.
“After speaking to his agent, Adisa Bakari, he’s also open to bridging what is becoming a more fractured relationship because of the comments of Khan, not only Tuesday, but late...
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August 22, 2012
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According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Jets aren’t interested in trading for Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew.
Jets aren’t interested in trading for Maurice Jones-Drew. Price tag (players/draft picks + signing him to new deal) is prohibitive. #nyj
— Manish Mehta(@MMehtaNYDN) August 22, 2012
The Jets could certainly use a back like Jones-Drew, but...
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August 22, 2012
The Jacksonville Jaguars are hearing from teams that might be interested in trading for holdout running back Maurice Jones-Drew, according to Ian Rappoport of NFL.com. The report says the Jaguars are not actively looking to deal Jones-Drew, although the dilemma between the running back and the club has escalated in recent days following owner Shad Khan's comments that MJD'...
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August 22, 2012
The Jaguars haven’t budged from their negotiating stance of not negotiating with holdout running backMaurice Jones-Drew and it doesn’t sound like they’ll be budging at any point in the future. At a press conference announcing the Jaguars’ plans to play four games in London, owner Shad Khan, who previously said that Jones-Drew’s absence wasn’t a great concern, [...]
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August 22, 2012
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter via Evan Silva of Rotoworld.com, Maurice Jones-Drew’s hold out is expected to at least drag into the early part of the regular season.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Jones-Drew holdout: “Looking more & more like this is going to go into the start of the season at the very least.”
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) August 22, 2012
I laugh whenever...
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August 22, 2012
With a lengthy hold out seemingly poised to last well into the regular season, Jacksonville Jaguars star Running Back Maurice Jones-Drew has reportedly told the team that he is open to being traded if the two sides cannot come to an agreement on a new deal. Since then, many reports have surfaced linking the reigning rushing champion to the New York Jets. Some sources have reported...
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August 23, 2012
I know it sounds insane for the Oakland Raiders to make a play at Maurice Jones-Drew who is in a contract dispute with the Jacksonville Jaguars over money, but the Raiders backfield is lacking behind Darren McFadden. Injury issues with Taiwan Jones and Mike Goodson are not the type of things you want to hear [...]
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August 23, 2012
Over the past few days, between the news of the Jaguars playing one home game each season in London from 2013 to 2016, and the drama surrounding holdout running back Maurice Jones-Drew, it’s been somewhat pushed to the side that the team does actually play a game this week. Tonight, the Jacksonville Jaguars will take the field against the Baltimore Ravens in the third game of...
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