In NFL training camps, practicing against your teammates can get repetitive real fast, which is exactly why the Jacksonville Jaguars elect to have joint practices in the preseason. This year, they have plans to do so with a familiar team in the Tampa Bay Bucs before their Week 2 preseason game, who will host the Jags at AdventHealth Training Facility.
Jagaurs coach Doug Marrone says team is scheduled to have joint practices with the Bucs before their preseason game
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) May 8, 2020
While it’s unclear as to when camps will start or what the process will be like, the Jags and Bucs appear to have a plan in place for when the league announces that players can return to their respective facilities.
The Jags and Bucs have been down this road together before as they had joint practices in Jacksonville before the 2017 season. The Jags also had joint practices with the New England Patriots that year, who then had current Bucs quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski. Later that season the Jags met the Patriots in the AFC Championship.
Needless to say, if there is NFL football, things should be interesting in the preseason as the Jags’ young secondary (and team in general) will get some quality looks as the Bucs are projected to be a postseason team.