Jul 25th 2008 10:55AM by David J. Warner (author feed)
Filed under: Jaguars, AFC South
Until last night, speculation in Jacksonville was that Reggie Hayward and Paul Spicer, the Jaguars’ veteran defensive ends, would be battling ghosts for their jobs — kind of like Pacman, except, y’know, not like Pacman.
As of this morning, there’s only one ghost left. The Jaguars’ second-round pick, Quentin Groves, signed a four-year deal last night, just in time for the start of training camp today. That leaves former Florida star Derrick Harvey as the team’s last remaining unsigned rookie.
I imagine Harvey’s agent is continuing to remind the Jaguars that they gave up almost half of their draft to get their paws on Harvey, who was picked 8th overall and is expected to add some youth to their pass rush. However, the signings of 6th-overall pick Vernon Gholston and 10th-overall pick Jerrod Mayo might speed up the process of getting Harvey signed and in camp.
Harvey has given no indication of an extended holdout here, so don’t expect one. He could easily be signed and ready to go by tomorrow’s first practice. Then Hayward and Spicer can start worrying about their jobs.
