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Antonio Pierce and the Jaguars

According to ESPN.com,

The New York Giants have released middle linebacker Antonio Pierce after five seasons.

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Would the Jaguars be interested in Antonio Pierce, a MLB?

As you can see, he has a following and can rally people behind him: http://www.antoniopierce58.com

Antonio Pierce is a 31 year old and I believe he has a couple more years in him. It is also possible to get him at slightly less and bolster our linebacker corps. He could provide leadership to a young Defense and competition to the MLB spot.

One noticeable thing from last year is that Antonio got hurt: a herniated disk in his neck. But according to him:

He said the MRI was "very positive."

"I can't say I'm 100 percent yet, but with the season still six months away, I'm right where I need to be and I'm going to be fine," he said.

On where he would like to go:

When asked if he had an idea of where he might play next or if he has been contacted by other teams, Pierce said, "I have no wish list. If I had a preference, it would be to stay in the NFC East, since I know the division so well. But I just want to go somewhere I can help a good team."

Stats from NFL.com:

Career Stats more
Season Team Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
G GS Comb Total Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF
2009 New York Giants 9 9 55 40 15 1.0 -- 3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 1
2008 New York Giants 15 15 95 72 23 1.5 -- 2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 2
2007 New York Giants 16 16 103 77 26 1.0 -- 8 1 28 28.0 28 0 1
2006 New York Giants 16 16 137 107 30 1.0 -- 8 1 6 6.0 6 0 1
2005 New York Giants 13 13 99 79 20 2.5 0 8 2 41 20.5 24 0 1
2004 Washington Redskins 16 16 112 85 27 1.0 0 3 2 94 47.0 78T 1 1
2003 Washington Redskins 15 0 15 14 1 0.0 -- 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0
2002 Washington Redskins 8 1 18 13 5 0.0 -- 1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0
2001 Washington Redskins 16 8 52 43 9 1.0 -- 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
TOTAL 686 530 156 9.0 0 36 7 169 -- 78 1

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