Maurice Jones-Drew Fantasy News

Friday, April 27, 2012, 10:37pm

The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived RB Deji Karim.

A sixth-round draft pick from Southern Illinois in 2010, Karim ran 63 times for 130 yards last season. He averaged just 2.1 yards a carry while backing up Maurice Jones-Drew. He also averaged 24.1 yards on 27 kickoff returns.

With top backup Rashad Jennings returning from a knee injury and fellow backs Montell Owens, DuJuan Harris and Richard Murphy also in the mix, Jacksonville had little need for Karim next season.

Maurice Jones-Drew reportedly wants a new contract
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 10:12pm

Maurice Jones-Drew has reportedly made the decision not to attend the Jacksonville Jaguars voluntary minicamp.

It has something to do with a new contract.

For the past couple of months, I've been hearing from team sources that Jones-Drew has been talking about a new deal. He has two years left on a contract he signed in 2009, but that deal makes him the eighth-highest paid running back in the league and he was the NFL's top rusher last season.

So you can see his point. But you can also understand why the team would balk. Jones-Drew is entering his seventh season, but he's only been the primary rusher the past three. He isn't a big guy, and while he takes great care of his body, the wearing-down factor has to be a concern.

Calvin Johnson, Aaron Rodgers headline AP All-Pro Team
Friday, January 6, 2012, 8:18pm

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen were the leading vote getters for The Associated Press 2011 NFL All-Pro Team, each falling one vote short of being unanimous choices.

Aaron Rodgers was the quarterback for the first time, easily beating New Orleans’ Drew Brees, 47½ to 2½. Rodgers led Green Bay to a league-best 15-1 record, maintaining the brilliance he showed in taking the Packers to the Super Bowl title last February.

In the All-Pro backfield joining Rodgers, whose quarterback rating of 122.5 broke Peyton Manning’s single-season mark, were Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville, LeSean McCoy of Philadelphia, and fullback Vonta Leach of Baltimore.

Record-setter Rob Gronkowski was the tight end. The Patriot set the single-season mark at his position with 1,327 yards receiving. Teammate Wes Welker (league-high 122 catches) was the other receiver.

Sunday, December 25, 2011, 9:50pm

The Eagles' playoff hopes ended Saturday, and so might have LeSean McCoy's chances to win the NFL rushing title or set an Eagles rushing record.

McCoy had just 35 yards on 13 carries, giving him 1,309 for the year. Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 103 yards Saturday, giving him 1,437 for the season, a 128-yard edge heading into the final week of the season.

"I laid an egg today, so I probably won't get to get it," McCoy said. He left the game briefly with what coach Andy Reid described as a "tweaked" ankle, and then briefly returned before giving way to backup Ronnie Brown.

Wilbert Montgomery's team rushing record of 1,512 yards in a season now appears safe.

Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7:49pm

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew did not practice today. Jones-Drew rolled his ankle Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons but said he was okay. With it being an extra practice, it is probably not a big deal.

Injury report for Thursday Night Football - Jaguars @ Falcons
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 11:29pm

Jacksonville Jaguars

Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 3:32pm

One of the great shames of this disappointing Eagles season is that it likely is going to waste what could be a record-breaking year by running back LeSean McCoy.

While we've been rubbernecking at the wreck on the other side of the ball, and contemplating the number of losses it might take for Jeff Lurie to pink-slip Andy Reid, and debating the all-inness of DeSean Jackson, and wondering how high the Eagles' turnover total will climb, McCoy has quietly put together one of the finest performances by a running back in franchise history.

With 14 rushing touchdowns and 17 total TDs, he is on the verge of breaking Steven Van Buren's 66-year-old club records in both categories. Van Buren had 15 rushing touchdowns and 18 overall scores in 1945, when the NFL season was just 10 games.

McCoy is first in the league in rushing touchdowns and first in total touchdowns, and with 1,172 rushing yards, he trails league rushing leader Maurice Jones-Drew by just 50 yards. If he can beat out Jones-Drew, he will join Van Buren as the only Eagle to ever win the league rushing title. Van Buren did it four times.

He also has a realistic shot at breaking Wilbert Montgomery's 32-year-old club rushing record of 1,512 yards.