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Greg Jones having a meal with a fan. Photo courtesy of Bonnie Upright (@bonnieupright).

There's not much going on right now, so I wanted to do a quick post noting some of the things the Jacksonville Jaguars players are doing in the community around the holiday season. Pictured to the right is fullback Greg Jones, who treated kids from Family Support Services to dinner at Chick-Fil-A and also took them shopping. Jones was joined by running back Deji Karim as well. Greg Jones wasn't the only player out an about yesterday, as rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert partnered with Winn-Dixie to have lunch with children from military families, and then took them shopping at a sporting goods store. Gabbert was joined by tight end Zach Miller and his wife.

Not only were the players out, but the Jacksonville Jaguars Touchdown Club and Wayne and Delores Weaver donated $27,500 to Second Harvest North Florida, to provide holiday meals to less fortunate families and senior citizens. Second Harvest is filling over 1,000 food boxes that will be distributed among the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida, The Bridge of Northeast Florida, Communities in Schools of Nassau County, Communities in Schools of St. Johns County, Urban Jacksonville/Cathedral Foundation at the Cathedral Residences, Heart for Children, MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, and Peace Presbyterian Church.

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This is what Good Character guys do

Take stock in your lives, but leave your livestock alone

by MadKow on Dec 20, 2011 10:30 AM EST reply actions  

greatness out of all of these players!!!

anyone see yesterday’s TU article about david garrard helping out a BUNCH of single moms? great article.

by blakemoody on Dec 20, 2011 10:39 AM EST reply actions  

that was a really nice piece the TU did on him.

He’s always been a great community guy.

As a person who has Crohn’s myself, I respect what he has been able to do as a professional athlete and that he has brought awareness and a face to the disease. I wish him well in whatever his future endeavors may be.

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by Joe Fisher on Dec 20, 2011 10:44 AM EST up reply actions  

Greg Jones is one guy whose order I would not want to screw up.

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by Joe Fisher on Dec 20, 2011 10:45 AM EST reply actions   1 recs

#1 Reason Why the Jaguars Matter

Seasons come and go. Wins and losses are often forgotten. Players are fungible. The Jaguars’ off the field contributions to the community are the most important reasons why the Jaguars are important to Jacksonville.

by three finger on Dec 20, 2011 11:23 AM EST reply actions  

Greg Jones looks like

he’s about to eat that kid to meet his daily protein needs.

by CheapSeat on Dec 20, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions  

Serioulsy though

I work at the Bridge of Northeast Florida. I would venture to say that we would have to cut our student attendance in half if it weren’t for the Jaguars organization. Hell, the building I work in is called the “Weaver Zone!”

by CheapSeat on Dec 20, 2011 11:33 AM EST up reply actions  

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