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| Maurice Jones-Drew has agreed to a four-year extension with the Jaguars, according to the Florida Times-Union. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the new contract is believed to pay him $8MM per year. |
Our View: Jones-Drew coveted a new deal, and the club gave him one. He is now the Jaguars' No. 1 running back with Fred Taylor departed to New England, and making him happy was a priority.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew is absent from voluntary workouts with the Jaguars, according to the Florida Times-Union. |
Our View: Jones-Drew covets a new contract with the Jaguars, and is skipping the conditioning program to make a statement. He is entering the last year of his four-year contract with the club, and wants a new deal done by the start of the 2009 campaign.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew covets a new deal with the Jaguars, according to ProFootballTalk.com. He said, "I definitely would like something done before the start of the season, but it is not up to me. My agent is doing a great job of talking to [the Jaguars] and it is up to them."
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Our View: He is entering the final season of his four-year rookie contract. He is now the undisputed No. 1 running back in Jacksonville following the departure of Fred Taylor.
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| With Jacksonville's release of Fred Taylor, its all-time rushing leader, on Monday, Maurice Jones-Drew becomes the team's unquestioned feature back heading into next year. |
Our View: It seems likely that the Jaguars would add another option at tailback this offseason, either through the draft or free agency, as they're quite thin in depth after Jones-Drew with unproven options like Alvin Pearman, Montell Owens and Chauncey Washington to go along with fullback Greg Jones. With an increased amount of touches expected to be handed to Jones-Drew, he becomes a clear-cut first-rounder for 2009 fantasy football drafts. While it is still very early, he should be a near-lock to go in the top-five or six picks.
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| The Jaguars have hired Russ Purnell as their new special teams coordinator, according to the Florida Times-Union. |
Our View: Purnell served with the Colts under Tony Dungy in the same role since 2002, but was let go by new head coach Jim Caldwell. The Colts did not perform well on special teams for the last few seasons, and Purnell may have stuck with the club out of loyalty from Dungy.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew had 23 carries for 78 yards and one reception for 10 yards in the Jags' loss vs. Baltimore in Week 17. |
Our View: Jones-Drew was a workhorse, but it was a poor performance, as can be expected against one of the NFL's top defenses. Jones-Drew finishes the season with nearly 1,400 yards from scrimmage and 14 touchdowns, making him one of the elite backs heading into next season.
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| Running back Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) is active for the Week 17 game against the Ravens. |
Our View: MoJo faces the tough Ravens defense, and Baltimore is in a must-win game. Still, fantasy owners will want to use Jones-Drew unless their other options are excellent.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew missed practice Wednesday, according to the Jaguars' official website. |
Our View: His knee injury sustained in Week 16 against the Colts is believed to be minor, and MJD is expected to start in Week 17, but will have a tough match-up against the Ravens' defense on their home turf.
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| The Florida Times Union reports that Maurice Jones-Drew (bruised knee) did not practice on Sunday. He was walking around without a limp or brace and should be able to go in Week 17. |
Our View: He has only missed one game in his career and we would consider him a safe play for Week 17 at this point. He has 14 total touchdowns on the season.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew went down with a lower-leg injury in Thursday's battle with the Colts, but coach Jack Del Rio expects him to be fine, according to NFL.com. Del Rio said, "It feels like he got a little bruise, and that he’ll be ok. He’s walking around in there right now, so that was really good news. He took a shot there late."
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Our View: This is encouraging news for fantasy owners whose season extends to Week 17. MJD currently leads all running backs with 61 receptions and 555 receiving yards.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew carried the ball 20 times for 91 yards and caught another seven balls for 71 yards before injuring his leg in the fourth quarter of the Jaguars' 31-24 loss to the Colts. |
Our View: MJD failed to score though he is still just third active player to record 40 scores in his first three seasons (the others are Randy Moss and LaDainian Tomlinson). We will update you on the severity of the injury once we learn more.
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| Running back Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 12 times for 48 yards, caught four passes for 22 yards, and scored twice in the Week 15 win over the Packers. |
Our View: It wasn't the big yardage day fantasy owners were hoping for, but MoJo delighted with two touchdowns. He is up to 15 scores this season.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew had 12 carries for 55 yards and also notched seven receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown in the Week 14 loss to Chicago. |
Our View: Jones-Drew was the lone bright spot on offense for the Jaguars, who appear to have mailed in the season. The UCLA product has scored seven touchdowns in the last six games, and has a solid match-up against a shaky Green Bay run defense next week at home.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew had only three carries for four yards in Week 12, but he made a huge impact in the passing game with nine catches for 113 yards. |
Our View: Most fantasy owners will probably take his performance, even if he didn't do much on the ground.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew gained just 66 yards on 17 carries Sunday against the Titans, but two of those totes were goal-line scores. |
Our View: MJD now has six touchdowns over the last three weeks and 11 scores overall on the year. Fred Taylor fared better on the ground today, gaining 58 yards on 12 totes, but MoJo is clearly the man at the stripe.
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| Running back Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 11 times for 70 yards and three touchdowns in the Week 10 win over the Lions. He chipped in two catches for 21 yards. All three of his scores came in the second quarter. |
Our View: Jones-Drew is up to nine touchdowns on the season, a total which makes up for his general lack of yardage. We realize this huge effort came against the lowly Lions, but hopefully the Jags offensive line can use the showing to give them more confidence moving forward.
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| Running back Maurice Jones-Drew posted 10 carries for 33 yards and a touchdown in the Week 9 loss to Cincinnati. |
Our View: Jones-Drew, who also chipped in two receptions for 29 yards, has rushed for 32 or fewer yards in five of seven games this season. But he has managed to score a touchdown in three of the past four weeks.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville was one of the winners of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week, according to Chargers.com. |
Our View: Jones-Drew ran 22 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the Jags' win over Denver last week.
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| Running back Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 22 times for 125 yards and two scores in the Week 6 win over the Broncos. He also caught two passes for 23 yards. |
Our View: MoJo took advantage of an injury to Fred Taylor (head) and of a weak Broncos run defense. The Jaguars offensive line remains a work in progress, and they could welcome center Brad Meester back during the Week 7 bye. Jones-Drew could be primed for a big rest of the season.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew has returned to the field for the Jaguars. His right ankle is heavily taped. |
Our View: As soon as Jones-Drew stepped back on the field the Jaguars threw him a screen pass.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew left the Jaguars game versus the Steelers in the third quarter with an injured right ankle. |
Our View: Drew has taped the ankle very heavily and the Jaguars are calling his return questionable.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew returned to full practice on Friday and is being listed as probable on the injury report, according to the Jaguars Official Website. |
Our View: Drew's injured ankle is sufficiently healed to allow him to face the Texans poor rush defense a week after he racked up 107 yards against the Colts. Start him with confidence.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew was an absolute bowling ball on Sunday against the Bob Sanders-less Colts defense. He racked up 107 yards on 19 carries and added 59 more yards on four receptions. He finished the day with one touchdown. |
Our View: Jones-Drew was a key ingredient to the Jack Del Rio's successful recipe against the Colts. The Jags held the ball for over 41 minutes of game time and wore out the Colts patched defense. The performance was no doubt a relief to MoJo's fantasy investors. He had just 30 yards rushing in his first two weeks. Fellow running back Fred Taylor had 26 carries for 121 yards.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew has been nursing an ankle injury during the week, but is listed as probable for Sunday's battle at Indianapolis, according to the Jaguars' official website. |
Our View: He should play, and is worth starting as a No. 2 fantasy back. Fred Taylor should get more carries, but Jones-Drew scored a touchdown in both meetings against the Colts in 2007.
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| Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew sat out Wednesday's practice with an ankle injury, but he participated in limited fashion on Thursday, according to ProFootballTalk.com. |
Our View: Jones-Drew is still expected to play on Sunday, but it is possible that Fred Taylor may see more carries, hurting MJD's fantasy prospects.
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| According to jaguars.com, coach Jack Del Rio is not concerned with Maurice Jones-Drew's ankle injury that he suffered last week. MoJo sat out Wednesday's practice, but he seems likely to get some carries against the Colts on Sunday. |
Our View: If you have another option, it may be a good week to use it. MoJo has just 19 touches this year and it remains to be seen how healthy he will be.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew carried the ball seven times for 17 yards and scored the Jaguars only touchdown in a 20-16 loss to the Bills. |
Our View: Jones-Drew did chip in 3 receptions for 25 yards, which helps his overall numbers in PPR leagues. However, he also exited the game in the third quarter due to an undisclosed leg injury.
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| Maruice Jones-Drew exited the game against Buffalo late in the third quarter with an undisclosed leg injury.
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Our View: Jones-Drew, who limped off the field after being stuffed for no gain on a third-and-1 play, hobbled to the sideline favoring his right leg. He had his shoe off and the trainers were examining his lower leg on the sideline. No further information is currently available.
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| Running backs Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor got off to a slow start in Week 1. They combined to rush 14 times for 31 yards against the Titans. Jones-Drew did add four receptions for 37 yards, and he nearly scored in the second quarter. The Jaguars challenged the ruling, but the officials upheld the call that he came up short. |
Our View: When Albert Haynesworth is healthy, the Titans can be very, very difficult to run against. It probably didn't help that the Jags were without center Brad Meester. Fantasy owners shouldn't be too down on Taylor and MoJo yet. They got off to a similar start in Week 1 against the Titans last year.
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| Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter and did not return, but today thehe team reports the injury wasn't serious, according to the Florida Times-Union. "He's OK,'' said coach Jack Del Rio, adding that Drew could have continued playing if needed. "We are going to let that settle down and not become an issue.'' |
Our View: Drew hurt his ankle after he was tackled for a 4-yard loss by defensive tackle Chris Hovan on a second-and-8 play with 11:31 to go. So breath deep fantasy owners, sounds like he's good to go.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew left Saturday's game in the first quarter with a sprained ankle, according to SportsTicker. |
Our View: It isn't immediately known how severe the injury is. We'll update you when more info is available.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew is expected to see more touches this year, and according to Rototimes sources he should be the starter with Fred Taylor seeing touches in relief of the younger and more powerful tailback. |
Our View: Jones-Drew has the speed to run off the edge and the power to pound yards between the tackles. The small in stature, huge in heart tailback, is hard to see behind his big offensive linemen. He only needs the majority of the Jags touches at running back to be a No. 1 fantasy option.
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| Although Maurice Jones-Drew had just 29 yards on eight carries in Saturday's loss at Pittsburgh, he impacted the game in several other ways. He came through on a 43-yard touchdown catch, he had a 96-yard kickoff return down to the Pittsburgh 1-yard line, and he also scored a rushing TD.
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| Jaguars running backs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew are both inactive for Week 17. LaBrandon Toefield will get the start against the Texans and makes a solid play for those who were depending on Taylor or MoJo. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew is active today for the Jags. Jones-Drew's status had been in question due to a knee ailment. It is possible his workload could be pretty light today. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew missed a portion of Friday's practice and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game due to his sprained knee. However, he expects to play against the Bucs, according to the Florida Times-Union. You'll want to check back to make sure he's active before putting him in your lineup, but it sounds like he's at least positive about his chances of playing. However, since he won't be 100 percent and will split carries as usual with Fred Taylor, you may have a safer option. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew suffered a left knee sprain at the end of Monday's loss to the Colts, forcing him out for the final few snaps. Jones-Drew had 69 total yards and a touchdown in the defeat. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew continued his rebound from a slow start on Sunday, rushing for 125 yards and two TDs on 12 carries against Houston. He also had four receptions for 59 yards. Jones-Drew was looking like one of the year's biggest busts early in the season, but he's now tallied 296 yards and three scores in the last two weeks. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew was back at practice Thursday and is still considered probable for Week 17's game at Kansas City. There's no reason not to keep rolling with this guy, even with Fred Taylor set to play this week as well. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew missed portions of Wednesday's practice, according to the Florida Times-Union. He has a mild knee injury but is expected to play this weekend. |
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| With Fred Taylor out Sunday, Maurice Jones-Drew rushed 19 times for 131 yards and two touchdowns. The rookie also caught six balls for another 41 yards. It's not clear yet whether Taylor will be able to play next week versus the Chiefs. |
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| The Jaguars are listing Maurice Jones-Drew as probable this week due to the knee injury he sustained in Week 15, though he was able to practice yesterday, according to the Florida Times-Union. Fred Taylor could miss Sunday's game, which would make Jones-Drew their primary running back. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew suffered a knee injury late in Sunday's game, but he's expected to play in Week 16 against the Patriots, according to the Florida Times-Union. "The news I got was that he was feeling better than anticipated today and we expect to have him this week," Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said. Jones-Drew could get the start if Fred Taylor is out with his hamstring injury. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew limped off the field late in yesterday's game and was seen going into the X-ray room later on, according to the Florida Times-Union. "I think they want to make sure," Jags coach Jack Del Rio said. "I'm not even sure what they are X-raying. I don't have any information on that right now." Jones-Drew was on the injury report before the game with a calf injury, and it wasn't clear if he aggravated that injury or sustained something new. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew carried the load for the Jaguars on Sunday after Fred Taylor aggravated his hamstring injury. Jones-Drew carried 25 times for 98 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 47 yards. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew returned to practice Friday after missing two days because of a calf injury, the AP reports. Jones-Drew said he feels good and will definitely play Sunday at Tennessee. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew sat out his second straight practice Thursday, though the Jaguars still expect him to play at Tennessee, the Florida Times-Union reports, Jones-Drew is listed as questionable with a calf injury. As for Fred Taylor (questionable, hamstring), he was able to practice with the team Thursday, and is also expected to play Sunday. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew was held out of practice Wednesday as a precaution, according to the Florida Times-Union. Jones-Drew strained a calf muscle during Sunday's game and is listed as probable. It doesn't look like he'll miss any game action. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew went off versus the Colts Sunday, running for 166 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Jones-Drew also caught a 15-yard pass and ran a kickoff back for a TD. His 303 all-purpose yards set a Jacksonville team record. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew practiced Thursday and is listed as probable for Sunday's game at Miami. He's dealing with a sore hamstring. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew had another impressive night Monday as the Jaguars No. 2 back, picking up 61 total yards and a score on 11 touches. Jones-Drew averaged five yards a carry on his nine rushes, compared to a 3.3 average for starter Fred Taylor (24 carries, 79 yards, one TD). |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew carried the ball 21 times, six more than starter Fred Taylor, on Sunday against the Eagles. Jones-Drew wasn't nearly as effective as Taylor, however, as he gained just 77 yards. Taylor had 103 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. It's not clear why Jones-Drew got more work, though Taylor did remain on the sideline for a span after falling on the football. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew practiced all week and remains probable for Sunday's game with Houston. Despite his foot injury he should be ready for a normal workload against the mediocre Texans rushing defense. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew practiced Thursday and should be fine for Sunday's game with Houston. He's officially listed as probable with a foot injury.
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| Maurice Jones-Drew missed last Thursday's practice and was held out again on Monday with an undisclosed injury, but he said he's fine, according to the Florida Times-Union. He's expected to return to practice Wednesday. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in the Jaguars' blowout win over the Jets on Sunday. Jones-Drew had two of the Jags' first three touchdowns, and he was definitely playing a complementary role to Fred Taylor. Jones-Drew is getting enough work in the Jacksonville offense that he can reasonably be started as a flex player in good matchups. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew is battling a sore ankle and was added to the injury report Thursday. He's listed as probable. |
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| Rookie Maurice Jones-Drew had a breakout game for the Jags Sunday, rushing for 103 yards on 13 carries and catching four passes for 32 yards and a TD. Jones-Drew might see an increased role in the offense after this performance. |
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| The Florida Times-Union reports that the Jaguars haven't named Maurice Jones-Drew as the primary backup to Fred Taylor, at least not yet. With Greg Jones out for the season, Jones-Drew, LaBrandon Toefield and Alvin Pearman are jockeying for position for the second spot on the depth chart. |
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| Maurice Jones-Drew rushed six times for 58 yards in the Jaguars exhibition finale. With a 9.7 average per carry, he made a case for more action as a backup to starter Fred Taylor. With Greg Jones out for the season, carries are available. Alvin Pearman had 47 yards on eight carries and LaBrandon Toefield had minus-three yards on three carries. |
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