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Sources: Jaguars WR Kirk has broken collarbone

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2024, 09:32 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Christian Kirk is expected to miss the rest of the season with a broken collarbone, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Kirk was hurt early in the fourth quarter of the Jaguars’

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Jags: Etienne still RB1 despite Bigsby’s big game

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 03:00 PM ET

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Running back Tank Bigsby had the game of his career in the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ 32-16 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday morning at Wembley Stadium in London.

He ran for 118 yards and two

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Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence finds rookie Brian Thomas Jr. for TD

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 10:39 AM ET

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The Jaguars were reeling in the second quarter of their second game in London, down 10-0, and needed to put a drive together. Six plays and 68 yards later, they cut into the Patriots’ momentum with Trevor Lawrence‘s 6-yard

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Parker Washington scores longest punt return in Jaguars history vs. Patriots

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 11:02 AM ET

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It looked like Jacksonville Jaguars returner/WR Parker Washington made a big mistake, but it turned out to be a game-changing, 96-yard play.

Washington backed up inside his 5-yard line to catch a punt — players usually let those

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Jags RB Etienne inactive as CB Campbell returns

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 08:09 AM ET

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. will not play against the New England Patriots in London on Sunday because of a hamstring injury.

Etienne, who got hurt in last week’s loss to the Chicago Bears,

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NFL owners OK Jags $1.4B stadium renovation

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 04:24 PM ET

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The NFL owners on Tuesday unanimously approved the agreement between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville on a $1.4 billion renovation of EverBank Stadium.

Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2025 with the team playing in Jacksonville

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Jaguars RB Etienne (hamstring) week-to-week

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 12:15 PM ET

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are preparing to be without top running back Travis Etienne Jr. for an undetermined amount of time.

Coach Doug Pederson said Monday that Etienne is week-to-week with a hamstring injury he suffered in the Jaguars’

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Pederson on ‘culture change’: Jags just need wins

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 11:22 AM ET

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The Jacksonville Jaguars can’t get discouraged over their 1-5 start and just need to start winning games. That’s what head coach Doug Pederson said he meant Sunday when he said the team needs a change of culture: Don’t become

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Jags HC: Need culture change; Cisco: ‘Lot of quit’

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 13, 2024, 03:36 PM ET

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After another embarrassing loss filled with the same chronic issues that have affected the Jacksonville Jaguars all season, coach Doug Pederson believes a culture change is needed.

If it doesn’t happen, he said, a season that is almost already lost

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Jags’ Khan offers supports for Baalke, Pederson

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2024, 01:14 PM ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has voiced his support for general manager Trent Baalke and coach Doug Pederson after the team’s 1-4 start.

Khan told the Florida Times-Union in an interview in London that while he’s disappointed

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