Jones-Drew hopeful a deal will get done with Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars 06/21/2012 11:39 AMNFL.com's Steve Wyche reports Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that his absence from the team's offseason workouts and mandatory minicamp is contract related -- something general manager Gene Smith admitted two weeks ago. "This is the side of the NFL that's just as real as Sunday," Jones-Drew told NFL Network by phone. Read more