Do the Jaguars really trend toward married players? | jacksonville.com
Several weeks ago, Jaguars GM Gene Smith talked about meeting the wives of receiver Laurent Robinson and quarterback Chad Henne as part of the process of getting to know them before signing them. The Wall Street Journal took an interesting look at that in this piece. It's worth a read and features the thoughts of owner Shad Khan, Smith and head coach Mike Mularkey as well as Henne's wife Brittany and Robinson's wife Kat. They tie a good family life to being happy on the field and more stable and both players say being married helps them stay organized and on track with their football.
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Marriage matters to Jaguars - AFC South Blog - ESPN
Football playing ability is the overriding No. 1 factor. If marital status and quality of wife (see what I tried to do there?) is on the long list of other matters in your equation, I’m OK with that. And it's definitely smart to court wives in addition to their husbands, because they're obviously big in the decision-making.
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