Jaguars Training Camp Gets Underway

JACKSONVILLE – All 91 player on the 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars' roster were on hand for a conditioning run Thursday afternoon as Jaguars training camp 2001 got under way.

Around 4:30 p.m. the rookies and new players took to the field for a conditioning run which consisted of two, 300-yard sprints.

Morning and afternoon practice sessions are open to the public from July 27 through August 20 (see schedule below).

Bleacher seating, which will accommodate approximately 2,250 people, will be provided along the North and East sides of the practice fields. Restroom facilities and concession stands will also be provided in the area of the South end of the stadium.

Concession stands will include food and beverages as well as merchandise, including training-camp-specific T-shirts and caps. The Jaguars' 2001 Media Guide will be available for $10, as well as subscriptions for Jaguars Inside Report, the team's official newspaper.

Fans who wish to come to the practices may park in the stadium lots on the East side of the stadium (Lots C, D, E, F). For fans attending practice sessions, video cameras are prohibited, along with horns, whistles and other noisemakers. Still cameras are allowed.

Fans wishing to get autographs are asked to do so after each practice session, outside the practice field fence as the players return to the locker room, although players do have mandatory weightlifting sessions after practice. Because of the full schedule during training camp, it is not possible to schedule autograph or photo sessions.

Groups wishing to visit training camp do not need to make special arrangements; they may watch practice from the bleachers.

Fans may call the Jaguars Fans Training Camp Hotline at (904) 633-6525 for a recorded message that gives the daily practice schedule. The message will be updated daily, and as any changes are made to the practice schedule.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

The schedule throughout training camp is subject to change, but currently is as follows:

• Players report, 4:30 conditioning run
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:20
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:20
• No practice
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:30
• Practice at 3:30
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:30
• Practice at 3:30
• Practice with New Orleans Saints at 8:30 and 2:30
• No practice
• Practice 3:30
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:30
• Practice at 3:30
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:30
• Closed walk-through
• Jaguars vs. Carolina Panthers, at Alltel Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• No practice
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:30
• Practice at 3:30
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:20
• Closed walk-through
• Jaguars at New York Giants, Giants Stadium, 8:00 p.m.
• No practice
• Practice at 3:30
• Practice at 8:40 and 3:30
• Practice at 3:30 (last day training camp is open to public)

The first mandatory roster reduction will be on Tuesday, August 28, when all NFL teams must reduce their roster to 65 players. The final roster cuts will be on Sunday, September 2, when each team must reduce to 53 active players.

Until the mandatory roster cuts, the NFL roster limit for each team is 80 players under contract. Roster exemptions are granted for players who participated in the 2001 NFL Europe League season. The NFL Europe roster exemptions expire on the August 28 cut to 65.