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We're eight days removed from the 2015 NFL Draft and the Jacksonville Jaguars are hosting their first practice of the season -- a two-hour rookie mini camp that includes this year's rookie draft class, UDFAs, tryout players, and several first-year players, totaling 54 players giving their first impressions to the coaches and staff.
Yes, the guys are in shorts, and yes it'll be largely non-contact, but who cares? It's Jaguars football!
Live blog
7:25 PM: It's as we feared. Dante Fowler is expected to miss the 2015 season with an ACL tear.
#Jaguars first-round pick Dante Fowler expected to miss 2015 with ACL injury http://t.co/7xLjVUQWbi pic.twitter.com/oMToYBte7p
— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) May 8, 2015
2:43 PM: Oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no. We're nearing the end of the first day of rookie mini-camp and Dante Fowler has gone down hard. We'll update his status as soon as we learn it.
VIDEO: #Jaguars LEO Dante Fowler goes down in practice with knee injury (via @cweek85) http://t.co/RM8MOsgoMU pic.twitter.com/kplA4MUthD
— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) May 8, 2015
1:13 PM: Offensive linemen drills.
#Jaguars rookies on the field for the 1st time in the NFL. 1st practice of rookie minicamp #teamsideline @FCNsports pic.twitter.com/Ux8XsyRszA
— Tim Bee (@TimBeeSports) May 8, 2015
1:09 PM: Players making their way onto the fields. Skill positions will be what to look for today.
Lots of cheers for @RG80_ as he takes the field at #JAXCamp https://t.co/t2pOTsqQqe
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) May 8, 2015
12:13 PM: New jersey numbers for all the drafted rookies.
New Jaguars jerseys: 96 Bennett 60 Cann 56 Fowler 1 Greene 48 Koyack 36 Sample 8 Sterling 24 Yeldon via @ESPNdirocco pic.twitter.com/XSssM9uhGh
— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) May 8, 2015
10:27 AM: Read up on one of the undrafted free agents competing for a job today: Maryland linebacker Matt Robinson.
Undrafted free agent Maryland LB Matt Robinson: "I chose Jacksonville." http://t.co/AYs8OjCe07 pic.twitter.com/tbjlCfQ9fK
— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) May 8, 2015
10:13 AM: T-minus three hours!
Join DE @dantefowler, RB @T_Yeldon and the rest of the #Jaguars young bucks today at rookie mini-camp at 1:15pm. pic.twitter.com/2y7WqhmcAR
— Tad Dickman (@Tdickman89) May 8, 2015
9:00 AM: That's right. Exactly one year ago, we made our most important draft pick in years.
On This Day in 2014: #Jaguars drafted @BBortles5 with No. 3 pick in @nfl Draft. PICS: http://t.co/1IoWwPjpXg | #FBF pic.twitter.com/GWHYGpH6SI
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) May 8, 2015
8:55 AM: Yes, this was from last night, but safety (along with offensive line and running back) will be one of the most interesting training camp battles this summer.
Sample said it was shocking to find out he was competing for the FS spot. Thought he would be strong safety, where he played at Louisville.
— Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco) May 7, 2015