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By Mike Bonts JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) – Day four of Jaguars training camp was Thursday. The team is expected to begin working in pads Sunday. Head coach Doug Pederson continues to be cautious as more physical drills appear on the horizon. “In this acclimation phase, we must limit the amount of contact we’re doing. Once the pads come on, it’s game on at that point,” he added. Pederson said to look for more of the one-on-one pass rush games when the pads come on and more of the offensive and defensive lines working together. “We put the pads on for the first time on Sunday and player safety, again, we don’t tackle. We don’t go to the ground. We stay up. We don’t cut guys. We practice fast. It’ll be the first time in pads for these guys since really in several months since the end of the regular season,” Pederson said. Pederson sees the addition of pads an extension of what they have been doing. Practice may be a little bit longer. “It’s much easier for an offens...

By Mike Bonts JACKSONVILLE (SportsTicker) - It was a hot and muggy beginning to the Jacksonville Jaguars 2022 training camp Monday morning at Episcopal High School.  But nobody seemed to mind. Especially new head coach Doug Pederson. “It’s exciting. Emotions are high. We’re looking forward to having a really good camp, a good, competitive, physical camp. But for me, personally, it’s exciting to be back out on the grass with these guys for another training camp and seeing where we go,” Pederson said following the first day. Not to dwell on the recent past. But the Jaguars are coming off a miserable season. The Jaguars finished 3–14, improving slightly upon their 1–15 record from 2020. They failed to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year. Fast forward to 2022. The mood in the camp on Monday was lively and positive. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence is enthusiastic about Pederson's reputation for working with QBs. "It’s cool seeing the way he approaches things. He’s definitel...