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Jacksonville defensive end Paul Spicer decided to end his boycott of the team’s voluntary workouts and reported for duty this morning, according to the Florida Times-Union.
That move contradicts Drew Rosenhaus’s YouTube assertion that Spicer would not join the team until the mandatory minicamp. Spicer is entering the final year of a contract that, again per Rosenhaus, leaves him on the outside looking in on the 50 best-paid defensive ends in the NFL.
Spicer started 12 games and matched a career-high with 7.5 sacks in 2007 and added another one during the team’s playoff victory against the Steelers. While the team needs him on the field this season, an extension might not be in the cards. Spicer turns 33 in August and the Jags took Derrick Harvey and Quentin Groves with their first two picks in the draft.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Great news! I showed up for work this morning as well.
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May 29th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Looks like he should start looking for a new job.
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May 29th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Klutch,
If your showing up was voluntary, then I applaud you as well.
Cory,
The Jags aren’t cutting last season’s top-performing DE. He’ll get some money, probably a new 2 or 3 year contract. Even if Harvey is an outstanding end, he’ll play Right and Spicer will play the Left.
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May 29th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Spicer is more valuable to the team than just his performance on the field. He is a big impact role model to the young guys (Harvey, Groves, etc…) in the locker room. We could definitely use Spicer for a few more years to lead the younger guys and make sure they don’t get into trouble off the field. Not to mention he will definitely be throwing the “Jackhammer” as well in those few years! Based on the post that Josh wrote I am going to go out on a limb here and say the boycott of OTA’s was more his agents idea than his (look who his agent is; surprise surprise!)… He obviously realized that is not who he is (True Jag fans know his character) which is why he showed up today despite his agent saying he wouldn’t.. Jacksonville loves Spicer!
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