The Facts:
Jones-Drew was made available for a press conference Monday, where he mostly said he wouldn’t talk about the thing anyone wanted to talk about. Jones-Drew said he was advised by his lawyers to not talk about
the recent incident at a St. Augustine bar, which of course is what everyone’s waiting to hear more about. “It’s a big distraction and I never want to be a distraction to this team,” Jones-Drew said, via Mark Long of the Associated Press.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The other thing he won’t be doing this week is practicing, when the Jaguars have a mandatory mini-camp. He still hasn’t been cleared after last year’s foot injury. While he’s apparently in good shape, he said his ankle was stiff from being in a walking boot. He said he expects to be ready to return by training camp, and that it was “upsetting,” that people questioned his ability to return to play at a high level. But as PFT's Darin Gantt suggested, "that’s what happens to running backs when they hit a certain age (he’s 28), who have pending legal issues and an uncertain future with their team. ..." Stay tuned.
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