New coach, same Jags: Texans claim 30-16 victory at first game without Urban Meyer
Tremon Smith returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, ending the longest drought in the NFL, and the Houston Texans beat woeful Jacksonville 30-16 on Sunday to end a three-game skid and extend their dominance in the series.
Free agents saw potential with what Urban Meyer, Jaguars are building
Three of the Jaguars more prominent free-agent signings spoke Thursday afternoon and offered up similar tones on what they saw in joining the worst team in the NFL. : Grading the Jaguars free agent signingsWhoโd they sign? : QB could land on another teamIt was all smiles and positivity on Thursday as Jacksonville unveiled three of its 12 free agent signings. Griffin, Jenkins and Robertson-Harris are among the teamโs biggest investments in free agency, with contracts totaling $103.9 million ($59 million in guarantees). His 2020 season ended with a shoulder injury, but Robertson-Harris said that heโll be cleared medically by early next month.
Howโd they do? Grading the Jaguars free agent signings
From left to right, Marvin Jones Jr., Rayshawn Jenkins, Shaquill Griffin and Malcom Brown are four of the 12 free agents that the Jaguars signed. With the start of the league year Wednesday, the Jaguars have been very aggressive in bringing in free agents and re-signing their own. This was a projection we looked at in our free agency primer and circled as a high-end candidate for the Jaguars. Grade: B.Jenkins will likely become the Jaguars starter at strong safety. He has eight career sacks and 59 career tackles, and projects as a situational player with the Jaguars.
Jaguars free agency tracker: Team lands Seahawks DB Griffin, brings back Alualu
Jaguars are giving former Lions' WR Marvin Jones a two-year, $14.5 million deal, including $9.2 million fully guaranteed, per source. According to the NFL Networkโs Ian Rapoport, the Jaguars dealt for defensive tackle Malcolm Brown to bolster their defensive line depth. Former #Ravens DE Jihad Ward is signing with the #Jaguars, source said. Theyโve agreed with former #Bears DT Roy Robertson-Harris on a three-year, $24.4 million deal, source said. He has returned five kicks for touchdowns in his four years in the league but has just 16 career receptions.
The Latest: Seahawks' Diggs ejected for helmet-to-helmet hit
(AP Photo/John Froschauer)The Latest on Week 2 in the NFL (all times EDT):___8:55 p.m.Seattle safety Quandre Diggs was ejected late in the first quarter Sunday night for a helmet-to-helmet hit on New Englandโs NโKeal Harry. Multiple flags were thrown and after a few minutes of deliberation, referee Craig Wrolstad announced Diggs had been ejected. Watkins made an 11-yard catch to convert a third down when Desmond King started to bring him down and Denzel Perryman landed a helmet-to-helmet hit. San Francisco lost both defensive end Nick Bosa and defensive tackle Solomon Thomas to left knee injuries earlier in the game. Brady struggled in an 11-point loss to New Orleans in his first NFL game not in a New England Patriots uniform.