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Michael DiRoccoJun 2, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — If it’s possible to determine when Liam Coen first started thinking like a coach, it might date back to the fall of 1989.

Coen was a regular at his father’s practices when Tim Coen was the head coach at South Kingstown High School in Wakefield, Rhode Island. To

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Michael DiRoccoMay 25, 2025, 07:59 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter capped a momentous month by getting married to Leanna De La Fuente on Saturday in Tennessee.

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Hunter, 22, and De La Fuente, 23, met at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and dated throughout Hunter’s three-year

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Michael DiRoccoMay 19, 2025, 04:35 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Add quarterback Trevor Lawrence to the list of people excited about the potential impact that rookie receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter will have on the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Especially for an offense that produced only 17.9 points per game in 2024.

“Ball skills, running after the

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Michael DiRoccoMay 13, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When Travis Hunter walked the stage in the University of Colorado’s undergraduate commencement ceremony at Folsom Field stadium on Thursday, the white sash that topped his black gown told the world he’s a first-generation college graduate.

What he wore under his academic dress told the world

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Michael DiRoccoMay 10, 2025, 04:41 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Travis Hunter‘s first appearance on defense for the Jacksonville Jaguars will come next week.

Coach Liam Coen said the two-way standout has been learning the offensive and defensive playbooks, but they opted to have him just catch passes during the Jaguars’ two-day rookie camp that concluded

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Michael DiRoccoMay 7, 2025, 10:17 AM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars released Gabe Davis on Wednesday morning, nearly 14 months after signing the wide receiver to a three-year contract worth $39 million.

The Jaguars are designating Davis as a post-June-1 release, meaning they will absorb a $5.7 million dead cap hit rather

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