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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Jarvis Landry (5) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in New Orleans. Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry is trying to get back in the league after sitting out last season. The 31-year-old Landry will take part in Jacksonville’s rookie minicamp May 10-11, a chance to prove he’s fully healthy following a nagging ankle injury in 2022. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

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Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry will take part in Jaguars' rookie camp in May
By MARK LONG - AP Pro Football Writer
Mon,04/29/24-10:19AM , 450 Reads
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry is trying to get back in the league after sitting out last season.

The 31-year-old Landry will take part in Jacksonville’s rookie minicamp May 10-11, a chance to prove he’s fully healthy following a nagging ankle injury in 2022.
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Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. answers questions during an NFL football press conference, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

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Let's draft two! Jaguars double up on LSU stars by selecting WR Thomas Jr. and DT Smith early
By MARK LONG - AP Pro Football Writer
Sat,04/27/24-8:45PM , 213 Reads
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Brian Thomas Jr. and Maason Smith won’t have to search very hard to find a familiar face in Jacksonville.
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LSU wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. poses after being chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 23rd overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Jaguars select LSU WR Brian Thomas Jr. in the NFL draft, giving QB Trevor Lawrence a big target
By MARK LONG - AP Pro Football Writer
Thu,04/25/24-10:05PM , 114 Reads
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Brian Thomas Jr. grew up idolizing former Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones, mostly because they had similar body types.

The Jacksonville Jaguars would welcome Thomas coming close to Jones' pro production.
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Florida wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (3) looks for a way around Vanderbilt safety Savion Riley (21) after a reception during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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SEC coaches are more accepting of youthful mistakes amid roster engagement in the portal era
By MARK LONG - AP Sports Writer
Wed,10/18/23-1:35PM , 79 Reads
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier didn’t want to risk keeping receiver Eugene Wilson on the bench.

A four-star recruit from nearby Tampa and the shiftiest player on the Gators’ roster, Napier had seen enough of Wilson during fall camp to realize the true freshman could help right away.
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