Jacksonville Jaguars seek to strengthen workout squad through temporary hiring-NFL News
The Jacksonville Jaguars have sought to increase strength of their workout squad by adding more than two dozen players on a short-term contract.
Jaguars are into second week of their offseason voluntary workout regimen. They will now be joined by the players picked up in the 2012 National Football League (NFL) draft, held from April 26 to 28, 2012.
Furthermore, they are going to get help in their workout from 26 players who are signed by the team on a three-day contract each particularly for this purpose.
Among these players is Chinese kicker, Long Ding, and quarterback, Jordan Palmer. Jordan is the younger brother of Carson Palmer, the Oakland Raiders’ quarterback.
Meanwhile, the team has also signed kick returner, Jalen Parmele, on a regular contract. Terms of the deal, including its value and tenure, have not been made public by either party.
Parmele is going to join his new teammates in the workout regimen, which also includes a mini training camp for rookie players. The activity will provide an opportunity for veterans and fresh players to get to know each other and immerse into other formalities
of the team.
This year’s induction and training camp is even more important for Jaguars given they are coming out into 2012 NFL season with new owner, Shahid Khan, and coach, Mike Mularkey.
It is completely new beginning for the team, and particularly for Khan, who is going to be part of the professional league for the first time.
Mularkey and all other members of the side have great exposure to the game and its demands but Khan until recently was more or less a layman for the league.
Yet the owner has spoken of very high ambitions for the team. He apparently has backing from the coach and players to make the side consistent winners on the field.
Jaguars ended the 2011 NFL season with the scorecard of 5-11, which did not satisfy former owner, Wayne Weaver, and he sold the franchise to Khan in a $760 million deal.
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