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Jaguars to excuse majority of vets from mandatory minicamp; Josh Allen set to attend
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Jacksonville Jaguars outside linebacker Josh Allen will be participating in the team's mandatory minicamp from June 10-12.
Allen has not attended much of the team's voluntary portion of the offseason, including Organized Team Activities, opting to train at EXOS in Arizona instead, as he did last year. Allen made his plans for the offseason clear shortly after signing a record-breaking $150 million contract extension with the team in April.
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Allen is coming off of his best season to date, tallying 17.5 sacks and ranked as one of the best pass rushers in the league in 2023. Allen is expected to speak shortly following the team's first day of mandatory minicamp on Monday, June 10.
While Allen will be in attendance, many of the team's veteran players will not. As he's done in both offseasons since becoming the team's head coach, Pederson has excused most of the vets. The Jaguars' media advisory sent Friday afternoon states that rookies, first-year players and select veterans will still be required to participate.
Players who are mandated to attend, but don't, are subject to fines as per the league's NFL-NFLPA collective bargaining agreement.
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen (41) hydrates Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at Miller Electric Center at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Today marked the first padded practice.
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Typically, veterans in attendance for Pederson's mandatory camps include players who are coming off of injuries. That list could include receiver Gabe Davis, defensive linemen Arik Armstead and Roy Robertson-Harris, safety Darnell Savage and guard Eza Cleveland, among others, who have not been able to fully participate in camp thus far.
Pederson said Monday that he anticipates the trio of Armstead, Robertson-Harris and Davis to be ready for full participation when training camp begins next month. Other players coming off of injury are likely to be ready to roll during camp as well, giving the team their first look at their full roster.
Jacksonville has taken the majority of this offseason to work on teaching . For example, the Jaguars have routinely integrated young players into the first-team portions of drills. This gives the team's coaches a better idea of the type of depth they have. That much won't change as the team gets ready for minicamp.
"Again, it's about development and growth, and the more time we can work with young players getting more reps is beneficial for us as a whole," said Pederson.
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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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