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Jacksonville Jaguars name five captains ahead of 2024 season including Trevor Lawrence
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The Jacksonville Jaguars revealed the team's five permanent captains for this year's upcoming season Tuesday morning.
In years past, Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson rotated a sixth captain every week throughout the season.
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Who are the Jaguars' captains for the 2024 season?
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (7), Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16), quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and defensive end Josh Hines-Allen (41) greet each other at center field for the coin toss before the start of Saturday's game. The Jaguars led 20 to 10 at the end of the first half. The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Kansas City Chiefs in the Jaguars first preseason game of the season Saturday, August10, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Bob Self/Florida Times-Union]
The captains include quarterback Trevor Lawrence , linebacker Foye Oluokun , defensive end Josh Hines-Allen , tight end Evan Engram and punter Logan Cooke .
Last year's captains were Lawrence, offensive lineman Brandon Scherff , Oluokun, DL Roy Robertson-Harris and safety/special teams ace Andrew Wingard .
Wingard will start the season on the team's reserve/injured list after injuring his knee during the early portion of training camp in July. He is eligible to return in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts .
Scherff, Robertson-Harris and Wingard are being replaced this year as permanent captains. Hines-Allen was a captain in 2022 but was replaced in 2023. Lawrence, Cooke and Oluokun have been captains through all three years of Pederson's reign as the team's head coach. Lawrence and Hines-Allen were captains in 2021 under head coach Urban Meyer.
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Engram is a captain for the first time with Jacksonville but has been one of the team's leaders since joining in 2022. Last year, Engram broke franchise records for a tight end with 114 catches, 963 yards and four touchdowns. He's one of the team's hardest-working players .
On Monday, Hines-Allen was asked about the responsibilities for captains. He said the players will meet earlier than normal, which will require Hines-Allen to switch up his routine.
"Whoever's elected has done a really great job thus far in training camp and OTAs, and I'm excited to see what that five looks like," Hines-Allen said via Zoom with local media.
Lawrence, Hines-Allen and Oluokun all inked contract extensions this year
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Foyesade Oluokun (23) points during the first day of an NFL football training camp practice Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at EverBank Stadium’s Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
The trio of Lawrence, Oluokun and Hines-Allen all signed contract extensions with the club this year.
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Lawrence signed a five-year, $275 million extension with $142 million guaranteed at signing. Hines-Allen signed a five-year, $141.24 million extension with $76.5 million fully guaranteed and Oluokun signed a three-year $45 million extension that included $22.5 million guaranteed.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Trevor Lawrence among 5 Jacksonville Jaguars named captains for 2024
