The Jacksonville Jaguars have had four consecutive seasons where they’ve held joint preseason practices and 2020 might not be any different. According to former Jags beat writer and current Denver Post writer, Ryan O’Halloran, the Denver Broncos are exploring the possibility of hosting the Jags for joint practices in August.
In addition to Bears, #Broncos also exploring hosting #Jaguars for joint practices this August, per source.
— Ryan O'Halloran (@ryanohalloran) February 28, 2020
The Jags’ last joint practice came against the Baltimore Ravens last year as the team headed up north to Owings Mills, MD. The year before that, they headed up north to have joint practices against the Minnesota Vikings. Of course, in 2017 they were hosted by the New England Patriots, who they eventually faced in the AFC Championship. They also hosted the Tampa Bay Bucs that year, too.
A lot of teams like to have joint practices for the sake of better evaluations, as it gives the players reps against unfamiliar opponents in a controlled environment. It especially will help the coaches to make an evaluation on the bubble players who are fighting for the last few roster spots.
Both teams could possibly be waiting for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement before making a decision as the fact sheet that leaked recently stated teams will only be allowed to have four joint practices. If that’s the case, the Jags may elect to use two on the Broncos and two on another team (similar to 2017 against the Bucs and Patriots) but ultimately we won’t know until we get closer to August.