Aaron Kampman

Both players work by themselves for most of the Jaguars organized team activity practices. You’ll see defensive end Aaron Kampman running with a rope attached to his back. You’ll see cornerback Rashean Mathis doing sit-ups on the unused field, wo...

The Jaguars turned to defense in the second round.  Jacksonville took Clemson defensive end Andre Branch with the 38th pick in the NFL draft. Branch had a standout 2011 season, making 85 tackles, 10 sacks and 17 quarterback pressures.  "I f...

Even a rainstorm that forced the Jaguars to practice indoors Thursday on the final day of the team’s veteran orientation mini-camp didn’t dampen coach Mike Mularkey’s enthusiasm for the three days of workouts. “It was a good start for our sta...

Jaguars defensive tackle Terrance Knighton will be out at least three months as he recovers from an injury which required eye surgery on April 8. That means Knighton will miss most, if not all, of the Jaguars offseason programs. read more...

Branch Rickey, who built the Brooklyn Dodgers into the “Boys of Summer’’ and integrated Major League Baseball, was noted for saying, “luck is the residue of design.’’ Sometimes, though, luck is just luck. And NFL coaches and execs need it...

Jaguars defensive end Aaron Kampman is used to proving the skeptics wrong. The 11-year veteran wasn’t invited to the scouting combine or the Senior Bowl after his playing career at Iowa and wasn’t drafted until the fifth round in 2002, when the P...

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A meeting with Jaguars general manager Gene Smith a few weeks ago told cornerback Rashean Mathis exactly what he wanted to hear. The Jaguars wanted to keep him. Hearing that, he had no intention of looking anywhere else. "I’m home," the Jacksonvill...

The Jaguars reached a one-year deal with veteran cornerback Rashean Mathis worth $5 million with incentives on Wednesday. Mathis, who grew up in Jacksonville and went to Englewood High School, has spent his entire career with the Jaguars since the fr...

INDIANAPOLIS — Baylor receiver Kendall Wright was asked about Robert Griffin III’s practice habits, his deep ball accuracy, his personality and his socks at the NFL Scouting Combine. He noted that Griffin has Hello Kitty socks but was partial to...

After struggling with his surgically repaired right knee all season before being placed on injured reserve, Jaguars defensive end Aaron Kampman needed arthroscopic knee surgery to clean out the knee. It was Kampman’s second surgery on the knee. He...

Jaguars defensive end Aaron Kampman had another knee surgery this season to "get some things cleaned up," interim head coach Mel Tucker said. Kampman had the most recent surgery on his right knee. Last November Kampman had surgery to replace the ant...