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team activities for what the club called “a personal reason.”Coach Doug Marrone
said “our thoughts and prayers are with Nick and his family.” Marrone offered no
other details, and the team said Tuesday there is no timetable for Foles’
return.“He knows, like anything else, that we’re here for him,” Marrone said.
“The football part, we’ll just figure that out. … My mind is on more so of
what’s going on on the outside, making sure I’m doing the best job I can for the
player.”Foles led the Philadelphia Eagles to four playoff victories over the
last two seasons, including the franchise’s first NFL title since 1960. He
earned 2018 Super Bowl MVP honors and made himself the league’s premier
quarterback commodity.Foles signed a four-year, $88 million contract with
Jacksonville in March that included a franchise-record $50.125 million
guaranteed. He and his wife, Tori, bought a home in Jacksonville in April and
finished moving earlier this month.The 30-year-old Foles took the field for the
first time with the entire team last week, participating in all three voluntary
OTAs and showing the kind of poise at the position that the Jaguars have been
missing for nearly a decade.“There are certain plays that you were making in
past years and you’re there — you make the right breaks and everything — but the
ball is only where the receiver can catch it,” veteran cornerback A.J. Bouye
said.Foles has started 44 games in seven NFL seasons with Philadelphia, Kansas
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first-year quarterbacks Tanner Lee and Alex McGough shared snaps with the
Jaguars’ first-team offense Tuesday.“That’s an easy part,” Marrone said. “We’ll
split it up and go out there and take reps and rotate them around.” INDIANAPOLIS
(AP) — The Indianapolis Colts‘ defense was reeling early this season.After six
games, it had allowed an average of 30 points, had given up 37 or more points in
three consecutive losses, was languishing near the bottom of the league’s
overall rankings and showed no sign of a turnaround.Today, those performances
are almost recognizable. Though the names remain essentially unchanged, the
Colts overcame that dismal start and have emerged as one of the NFL’s stingiest
units and a key cog in Indy’s playoff run.“We feel good, we’ve been rolling,”
rookie linebacker Darius Leonard said. “We just want to keep it going. We want
to keep everything rolling.”Leonard and his teammates face their biggest
challenge yet in Saturday’s divisional-round game at Kansas City. But the timing
couldn’t be better for a young, suddenly sturdy defense that still has plenty to
prove.Over the past six weeks, the Colts have given up 12.0 points per
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against the league’s highest-scoring team.So far, Indy (11-6) has passed every
test. The defense has played a vital role in two five-game winning streaks. Indy
is one of two teams that have not allowed a 100-yard rusher this season and have
had at least one turnover in 16 of 17 games.Outsiders have noticed the
turnaround by a unit once regarded as a weak link.“I think the players have
bought in and they play hard,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “They’re accurate
with their assignments.”Reid isn’t alone.Leonard, the league’s leading tackler,
was named first-team All-Pro last week, and first-year defensive coordinator
Matt Eberflus interviewed Sunday for the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching job.
Though he wasn’t hired, the dramatic ascension could help Eberflus stay on the
coaching radar.What’s changed? Not much personnel-wise from opening
day.Defensive tackle Al Woods and linebacker Skai Moore both wound up on injured
reserve. Margus Hunt moved from defensive end to defensive tackle and Pierre
Desir claimed one of the starting cornerback spots. Otherwise, the lineup
remained as consistent as Eberflus’ message.“When you keep doing the same things
over and over again and you get good at the fundamentals of the game, then you
can start adding a little bit to your package because the guys understand the
basics,” Eberflus said.“You can never move on or never forget the basics of what
your system is about. That to me is the hustle, the intensity, taking the ball
away and being smart players.”Eberflus, initially hired by Josh McDaniels and
retained by Frank Reich after McDaniels backed out of the job, scrapped the 3-4
defensive front from previous coaching staff and installed the Tampa-2 preferred
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too, remembering how the system helped the Colts win a Super Bowl during his
first stint with the team.The scheme relies largely on speed and trust and was a
perfect fit for a team trying to rebuild. Only three full-time starters returned
in the same spot this season while a fourth, Jabaal Sheard, moved from outside
linebacker to defensive end, but the simplicity shortened the learning curve for
everyone, including the youngsters.And after six games, things started to mesh.
Leonard became the breakout star, the pass rush became more consistent and the
run defense tightened up.“We go into this game knowing that we can beat the
best,” Leonard said. “Once you go in as an underdog, there’s a lot more chips on
your shoulder. It makes you want to play harder. It makes you want to win
more.”NOTES: Four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton (ankle) is one of five
players who did not practice Wednesday. The others are defensive tackle Denico
Autry (shoulder), receiver Ryan Grant (toe), safety Malik Hooker (hip/foot) and
defensive end Tyquan Lewis (knee). Hilton expects to play. … Tight end Eric
Ebron (hip), receiver Dontrelle Inman (shoulder/finger) and Sheard (knee) were
limited in practice.