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Training camp officially kicked off for the Jacksonville Jaguars at Everbank Field Thursday morning, leaving them 45 days to prepare themselves for the Green Bay Packers on September 11th. The quarterbacks and rookies have been here since Monday, the vets came yesterday, and the pads aren’t coming out until Tuesday. After spending $350 million …

Year in and year out the Miami Dolphins franchise has high expectations. Of late, the Dolphins haven’t met these expectations. The Fish went 6-10 last year under coach Joe Philbin (fired after a 1-3 start) and interim coach Dan Campbell.  2008 was the last time the Dolphins made the playoffs. Before that well— basically the …

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on Tuesday that former wide receiver Jimmy Smith will be the sixth inductee into the Pride of the Jaguars. The Pride of the Jaguars is the team’s ring of honor that is currently comprised of five inductees: left tackle Tony Boselli (2006), former co-owners Wayne and Delores …

The Jacksonville Jaguars will have their first training camp session this Friday as they prepare for the start of the upcoming NFL season. The Jags will be looking to improve upon the 5-11 record they earned last year in quarterback Blake Bortles’ sophomore season at the helm of their offense. …

The Jacksonville Jaguars invited former Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy to work out for the team. This workout could mean multiple things for Hardy during this summer of rebuilding. Hardy sat out the first four games of the 2015 season as he was serving out a suspension imposed on him for his role …

Running back Arian Foster is joining the Miami Dolphins on a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. The four-time Pro Bowler spent seven seasons with the Houston Texans. In 2015, he missed the first three games of the season with a groin injury, and with his first three games back from the …

Drinks are on Andrew Luck tonight. The 6′ 4″ quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts signed a six-year record breaking $140 million contract on Wednesday, which is substantially larger than the previous record holding $110 million contract quarterback Aaron Rodgers signed with the Green Bay Packers in 2013. That’s $23.3 million …

Buddy Ryan, the former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator, who coached in the league for 26 seasons and won a Super Bowl with the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, died Tuesday. He was 82. Ryan began his NFL coaching career in 1968, serving on the defensive staff of the New York Jets until 1975. With …

Today faculty and staff and nearly 500 student athletes are enjoying the brand new state-of-the-art Otis P. Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence at Farrior Hall. The 25 million dollar newly renovated center opened on Monday after 21 months of planning, design, and construction. UF President Kent Fuchs, Director of Athletics Jeremy …

Former UF and NFL quarterback Rex Grossman was a guest on Thursday’s Sportscene with Steve Russell. Grossman discussed a wide variety of experiences on the show. Experiences such as playing for Coach Steve Spurrier, his extensive career as a pro and his return to Gainesville this weekend. Grossman’s storied career for the Gators …