Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Austen Lane missed most of the 2011 NFL season on injured reserve, but this offseason he's been doing a lot of things off the field. During Super Bowl week, the Jaguars fifth-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft was in indianapolis at Taste of the NFL event called "Party with a Purpose".

Taste of the NFL is an organization dedicated to addressing the needs of the hungry and homeless by raising awareness and money through special events. This year's event was the 21st annual, held the night before the Super Bowl. Each team has a booth featuring their favorite chef and a player for signing autographs.

Hit the jump to see Lane talking about the event, including having an asthma attack when he met US Women's Soccer star Hope Solo and how he was trying to holler at Miss America, who's from his home state of Wisconsin.

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It's that time. It's time for Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots in Indianapolis, IN at Lucas Oil Stadium. Discuss the game here.

Who does everyone have winning? I like the Patriots to win, since everyone is picking the Giants and the Patriots are still favored in Vegas. Vegas knows.

Big Cat Country is looking to add some more contributors during the 2012 off-season. The position is unpaid, but you will receive great exposure if sports writing is something you would like to do in the future. Even if it's not and you're just passionate about the Jaguars, it can be a fun venture. If you are interested, please send a writing sample to alfiebcc@gmail.com and I will get back to with what we're looking for.

Also, we will be looking specifically for a Fantasy Football expert to write 2-3 posts per week during the season on Fantasy Football. These posts will include things like "Start 'Em, Sit 'Em", Jaguars game specific posts, and overall fantasy football advice.

I've gotten lots of e-mails about Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan's comments on the radio about Tim Tebow. I kind of avoided talking about it, because it's really a non-starter, but I figured I would transcribe the whole thing for you guys since there is a lot of interest in it. Here is what Khan said on WOKV Monday morning when a caller asked him about Tim Tebow:

"You know something? I think I can tell you this. I had a long chat with Wayne (Weaver) that year. Obviously the Rams drafted Sam Bradford, and I was talking to Wayne then on what they ought to do. I should have an offline conversation with you, OK? I'm going to absolutely talk your ear off. Some of the stuff might not be politically correct, but I share your sentiment. I think, when is the next time Jacksonville is going to have an athlete like Tim Tebow? Coming from being raised in Illinois, I couldn't see Red Grange playing for anybody other than the Bears or Dick Butkus playing for anybody other than the Bears. I don't want to get into 20/20 hindsight, and God help us, the draft record has not been the best with the Jaguars."

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Management.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are still trying to fill out their new coaching staff, but were able to hold on to some of the pieces on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker remained on staff, as well as defensive line coach Joe Cullen. Linebackers coach Mark Duffner is also officially back after signing his contract today, acoording to a report.

LB coach Mark Duffner signed his contract today. The #Jaguars also brought back defensive staff assistant Craig Aukerman.

— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) January 16, 2012

The Jaguars will also are not expected to be bringing back special teams coach Russ Pernell, according to a tweet by Ganguli. The Jaguars will move Aukerman to be the assistant special teams coordinator. Defensive backs coach Cory Undlin also won't be back, but according to Ganguli it's possible the Jaguars could bring back assistant defensive backs coach Brandon Blaney. The Jaguars staff is finally starting to take shape.

In the late game of the day, the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers will face off for the right to take on the San Francisco 49ers next week in the NFC Championship game. These two teams played during the regular season in a thrilling game that saw the Packers win on a last second Mason Crosby field goal.

I actually like the Giants pass rush to overwhelm a shaky Packers offensive line.