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2012 Jacksonville Jaguars
The 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League. It was the first under the new ownership of Shahid Khan and the first and only season for head coach Mike Mularkey. The Jaguars entered the season hoping to improve on their 5–11 record from 2011 and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2007, but did not and were eliminated from postseason contention. This season marked the third time in the last five seasons in which the Jaguars finished fourth in the AFC South. The Jaguars finished with a 2–14 record, not only tying the Kansas City Chiefs for the league's worst record of 2012, but it would also be the worst in franchise history until the team went 1–15 in 2020. Their 1–7 record at home was also their worst home record in team history. Roster changes Notable transactions Acquisitions * WR Laurent Robinson, free agent signed on March 14, 2012. * QB Chad Henne, free agent signed on March 15, 2012. * CB A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mularkey
Michael Rene Mularkey (born November 19, 1961) is a former American football coach and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers and lasted until the final round of cuts. Mularkey then signed with the Minnesota Vikings with whom he played for six seasons before playing another three with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mularkey has since served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans, the offensive coordinator for the Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons, and the tight ends coach for the Dolphins, Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Falcons. Early years Mularkey was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players Mike Mularkey Retrieved May 19, 2011. He attended Northeast High School in Oakland Park, Florida, and played quarterback for the Northeast Hurricanes hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke McCown
Lucas Patrick McCown (born July 12, 1981) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University. Early years McCown was born and raised in Jacksonville, Texas. Like his older brothers Josh and Randy McCown, he showed an aptitude for sports. He attended Jacksonville High School. In basketball, he garnered All-District and All-East Texas honors. College career Although he was nationally ranked as a football recruit (as high as No. 2 among quarterbacks in some publications), McCown accepted a football scholarship from Louisiana Tech University over the University of Oklahoma and Florida State University. As a true freshman, he became the starter in the fifth game, after Brian Stallworth was lost with a season- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Thomas (wide Receiver, Born 1987)
Michael Thomas (born June 4, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona. Early years Thomas attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. As a senior, he had 15 receptions for 205 yards as a receiver and 333 yards on 26 carries as a running back. College career Thomas attended the University of Arizona from 2005 to 2008. While there he started 39 of 48 games and set the school and Pac-10 record for receptions with 259 for 3,231 yards and 23 touchdowns. Professional career 2009 NFL Draft Jacksonville Jaguars Thomas was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he started four of the 14 games in which he played, and had 48 receptions for 453 yards and a touchdown. His 48 receptions were tied with Michael Crabtree for fourth among all rookies. A key play of his career was in a 2010 Week 10 game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Issac
Roderick Devone Issac (born February 20, 1989) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a fifth round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University. High school career Issac attended Miami Central High School in Miami, Florida. College career Issac was a senior captain at Middle Tennessee State University. Issac was voted first team all-conference by the coaches and media of the Sun Belt Conference. Professional career Jacksonville Jaguars Issac was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the 147th overall pick. His fifth-round selection was the highest for a Middle Tennessee player since wide receiver Tyrone Calico went to the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Issac was released on August 31, 2012. Tampa Bay Storm On July 2, 2013, Issac was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Greene
Courtney Greene (born November 23, 1986 in New Rochelle, New York) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2009 NFL Draft and played three seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Rutgers. Early years Greene starred at New Rochelle High School alongside future college teammates Ray Rice and Glenroy Lee. He led New Rochelle to the Class AA state championship in 2003, in which he earned MVP honors. Greene prepped during the 2004 season at Bridgton Academy. College career Joining his fellow New Rochelle alumni at Rutgers, Greene stepped into the starting lineup as a true freshman. He immediately established himself as a playmaker, leading the team in tackles with 116, en route to being named a Freshman All-American by Rivals, The Sporting News, College Football News, and the Football Writers Association of America. As a sophomore in 2006, Greene was named Second-team All-Big East, starting every game and helpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DuJuan Harris
DuJuan LaTroy Harris (born September 3, 1988) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Troy, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011. Early years Harris attended Central High School in Brooksville, Florida, where he was an honor student. Known through school by his nickname "Foxx" (nickname from birth). For his sophomore season efforts, he was named second-team All-Area. As a junior, he was a first-team All-District, All-Area and All-Region pick. As a senior, he helped lead his high school football team to a District Championship, earning first-team All-District, All-Area and All-Region. During his career, he recorded 3,000 rushing yards and 45 touchdowns. He holds the county record for the most yards in a single game with 363 yards and five touchdowns. Harris also lettered in track & field at Central and was named All-State, All-Region, All-District and team MVP. He was a three-time state qualifier and medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chastin West
Chastin Jareaux West (born May 1, 1987 in Inglewood, California) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He was a part of the Packers' Super Bowl XLV championship team that beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for Fresno State. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. College career West was an all-purpose back his freshman season, recording at least ten rushes, receptions and kick returns. After not playing sophomore year, West returned as a junior still catching the ball and returning kicks, but not rushing the ball. Senior year, he took over punt returns but did not return kicks. Still, senior year was West's most productive year, finishing seventh in the Western Athletic Conference with 15.7 yards per catch. West totaled 81 receptions for 1051 yards and 45 kick returns for 958 yards while playing for Fresno State University Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Youboty
Ashton Youboty (born July 7, 1984), is a Liberian-American football coach and former cornerback, who is the current cornerbacks coach at Purdue. He played college football at Ohio State for coach Jim Tressel from 2003 to 2006 and played in the National Football League (NFL) for 6 season from 2006 to 2011. He forwent his senior season and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round (70 overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. After five seasons with the Buffalo Bills (2006–2010), he played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011. Early years Youboty was born in Monrovia, Liberia, the oldest of four children for Jeannet Waylee Youboty. After a civil war broke out in his native country, his family settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Girard College, a college-prep boarding school for single-parent kids and low-income families. Girard did not have a football team due to lack of insurance, so Youboty eventually joined the Wynnefield Hawks Football Club under the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Kampman
Aaron Allan Kampman (; born November 30, 1979) is a former American football defensive end who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Iowa. He was drafted by Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Early years Aaron Kampman played high school football for Aplington–Parkersburg High School. Despite a student body of only 270, it has produced four NFL players. Kampman, Casey Wiegmann, Jared DeVries, and Brad Meester are all Aplington–Parkersburg graduates who played for the late Ed Thomas and went on to the NFL. Thomas was named the 2005 NFL High School Coach of the Year. Kampman lettered three times in football and basketball and four times in track in high school. He was an all-state basketball player as a senior, and he placed third in the shot put at the state meet his junior and senior seasons. In football, Kampman led Aplingtonâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Coleman
Drew Antrion Coleman (born April 22, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. After playing college football for Texas Christian, he was selected by the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for the Jets for five seasons from 2006 to 2010 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011. High school career Drew Coleman graduated from high school in 2001 in Henderson, Texas. Drew was a do-it-all player and became one of the best dual-threat QB's in East Texas, playing quarterback, wide receiver, running back, punt returner, kick returner, and defensive back as he led his team to a District championship his senior year. He received multiple awards while at Henderson including District MVP, All-East Texas, Rusk County, Texas player of the year, and All-State honors. Drew was also a standout basketball player in which he was named the District and All East-Texas Defensive MVP his junior and senior year. Along with R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Harris (punter)
Nicholas John Harris (born July 23, 1978) is a former American football punter. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, where he set the NCAA record for career punting yardage and earned All-American honors. The Denver Broncos chose him in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he has played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Early life and education Harris was born in Avondale, Arizona. He attended Westview High School in Avondale, where he played for the Westview Knights high school football team. He earned National Coaches' Association All-America honors as a senior with 42.3-yard punting average. He Also earned prep all-state honors as a linebacker and saw action on offense as a receiver and a rusher. He was also an All-state prep soccer player as well. Harris attended the University of California, where he played for the California Golden Bears footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Karim
Abdul-Gafar Olatokumbo Ayodeji Lamar "Deji" Karim ( ; born November 18, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Southern Illinois and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. High School career Karim attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City where he was teammates with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford. He earned all state honors his senior year after he rushed for more than 2,000 yards and scored 28 TDs as a senior. He was not offered a scholarship although he did have interest from schools such as Colorado State, Kansas State, SMU, and Oklahoma State. College career Karim played two seasons (2005, 2006) at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. In those two seasons he rushed for 1,972 yards on 328 carries with 25 touchdowns. He also had 25 receptions for 315 yards and a receiving touchdown. Karim then transferred to Southern Illinois. He led the Salukis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
