The Jacksonville Jaguars are giving their wide receiving corps a makeover. They’ve already released Matt Jones and Jerry Porter, while also making it clear that they have no intentions to re-sign free agent Reggie Williams. On Wednesday, news hit the wires that Dennis Northcutt has been place on the trade market.
The news was unveiled by ESPN.com in an exchange with Jerome Stanley, Northcutt’s agent. According to Stanley, the Jaguars intend to trade Northcutt and are trying right now to do so.
The future for the Jaguars at wide receiver appear to be veteran Torry Holt, who was signed in the offseason, …read more

Over the weekend, we reported that Torry Holt was close to signing with Jacksonville Jaguars. On Monday, those rumors became reality when Holt signed a deal with the Jags that could pay him as much as $20 million over the next three seasons.
Holt’s contract has a completely guaranteed first year, however he won’t receive a signing bonus. Of the $20 million, approximately $7 million is based on incentives.
There’s a great chance that Holt emerges as Jacksonville’s number one wide receiver in 2009. He didn’t play well for the St. Louis Rams last season but he also had a few injury …read more

Torry Holt, who has spent his entire career with the St. Louis Rams, is reportedly close to signing a contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the deal should be finalized soon but the ink hasn’t yet been placed on paper.
The Jaguars desperately need a wide receiver and Holt would be a very good option. The 32-year-old out of North Carolina State is coming off the worst statistical season of his career but he’s been one of the most productive wide receiver in his ten-year career.
In total, Holt has 869 receptions for 12,660 yards and 74 touchdowns. …read more

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I don’t know if you’re a fan of instant reply or not…. personally I think anything that can help make the game more fair and unbiased is a good thing. But what if an official actually uses the technology involved in reply (such as the various camera angles shown on the Jumbotron) to call a play? Is that going too far?
That’s the question behind Rams receiver Torry Holt’s claim that an official actually looked up at the Jumbotron first, then called an offensive pass interference play against him. It was a huge play, and it turned …read more