The Facts:
In 2012, Jones-Drew made a play for a new contract. It didn’t work. This year, he plans no such effort. He told Adam Schein of SiriusXM NFL Radio that the veteran tailback who had most of his season marred by a foot injury will neither hold out nor even ask for a new contract. “I went to them last year,” Jones-Drew said. “It didn’t work out. I’m not going to reach out to them because, you know, I just feel like I tried that last year [and] it didn’t work.
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Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
MJD continued, "If the Jaguars want to do a new deal I’m more than open to talk. I’m not going to say I don’t want to go there. I’ve grown up there. This is where I started. I want to win a championship there. ..." A nice enough sentiment. The problem, of course, is the Jaguars are in total rebuilding mode with a new G.M., Dave Caldwell, already looking for a replacement for one-and-done HC Mike Mularkey and considering his options at QB. That said, Jones-Drew approved of Caldwell's
unequivocal statement of no interest in Tim Tebow. “That’s big, especially for our quarterbacks,” Jones-Drew said. “First question out of the mouth of a reporter is: What do you think about Tim Tebow? You know, he’s not on our team. You want to focus on the guys you have in your locker room. For him to come out and be direct and forward with where we’re going, that’s one of the greatest things I’ve seen at a press conference in a long time. ...” Meanwhile, MJD will spend the next five months recovering from the foot surgery he had in December. It'll be interesting to see if he has a change of heart on the whole new contract thing
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