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Bleacher Report Thu, 07/09/2009 11:26 AM

Jacksonville Jaguars Safety Spot Not So Safe

If reports coming out of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium are accurate, there is brewing concern over who will be the starting safety tandem when the 2009 season begins.Brian Williams and Reggie Nelson were the opening day starters last year, and the Read more...

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Bleacher Report Wed, 06/03/2009 9:23 AM

Marlon McCree: Jaguars Fans Welcome you Back

Marlon McCree is a Jaguar once again. McCree, a seventh-round draft pick by Jacksonville in 2001, was re-signed by the Jaguars, according to the (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union. He will provide depth at safety behind Reggie Nelson and newcomer Sean Read more...

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Bleacher Report Tue, 06/02/2009 3:22 AM

Reggie Nelson Re-Dedicates Himself After Lackluster 2008

Michael C. Wright of the Florida Times-Union recently wrote a story about Reggie Nelson and the fact that he was hard at work during the Memorial Day holiday. If there was anyone who needed to put in some extra work following the 2008 season, it's Read more...

Bleacher Report Wed, 05/27/2009 11:39 AM

A Visit To Hit City: Questions For Jaguars Safety Reggie Nelson

Anyone who has interviewed Reggie Nelson knows that he is not the most talkative guy in the Jaguars' locker room. Few writers, if any, have gotten to know the real Nelson. That's why I'd like to profile him, so that readers can finally know what makes the ferocious safety tick. I would start off with easy, on-the-field questions to make Nelson comfortable before getting into his off-the-field story, which players are usually hesitant to talk about – and perhaps rightfully so. 1. What have been the biggest obstacles in your transition to the NFL in your first two seasons? 2. What have been the highlights of your NFL career so far? 3. How have you developed as a player, and what can Jaguars followers expect to see from you in 2009? 4. How is your role going to change with new defensive coordinator Mel Tucker? 5. Coach Del Rio said at the end of the last season that you had two glaring weaknesses: missed assignments and poor tackling. Do you agree with that assessment, and, if so, what are you doing to shore up those areas? 6. What does it feel like to make a big hit, and what is your initial reaction after making the hit? 7. What hit in your brief NFL career hurt yourself the most? 8. Do you trash talk? If so, what do you say? If not, why not? 9. Who gave you the nickname, “The Eraser,” and what do you think of it? 10. What players did you look up to growing up or model your game after and why? 11. When you were forced to play in junior college, how realistic were your chances of being an NFL first-round pick? 12. How were you able to cope with the loss of your mother leading up to the national championship game in college? 13. What do you do in remembrance of her, either personally or through breast cancer awareness? 14. What was your first job? 15. If you were recuperating in a hospital, who would you want in the bed next to you, excluding relatives? 16. When was the last time you cried? 17. What has given you the most pleasure in the last year? Those last four questions were borrowed from Barbara Walters' five must-ask questions for any profile story of a celebrity. Fans already know so much about football stars, and performance-based questions usually yield clichéd answers. The offbeat questions are the ones that will make a big-time athlete scratch his head and offer unique responses. Walters’ fifth question is: Who was the first person you loved? That is one question I will not ask.     Read more...