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Logan Cooke’s unbelievable 73-yard punt genuinely might be the Jaguars’ best play of 2024

This monster Jaguars punt will likely be their best play all year.

It’s been a long year for the Jacksonville Jaguars. We’re almost at the midway point, and the team is just 2-5, casting doubt about Doug Pederson’s future and Trevor Lawrence’s viability as a franchise quarterback in the long term.

So, I don’t joke or say this lightly, Jaguars fans: a booming punt might legitimately be the highlight of your team’s entire season.

As the Jaguars battled the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jacksonville punter Logan Cooke let one fly from near his own end zone. He ended up launching the ball an astonishing 64 yards in the air before it took one friendly bounce to pin the Packers at their own two-yard line.

That’s right, folks. Cooke cooked up a 73-yard punt. Holy cow:

I don’t normally say about this special teams plays, but given how bad the Jaguars are, they really should hang their hat on ridiculous punts like this. After all, what else will they have to celebrate?

Logan Cooke of Jaguars booms 73-yard coffin-corner punt

Logan Cooke with the definition of a coffin-corner punt

Logan Cooke of the Jacksonville Jaguars must be in the Halloween spirit.

The punter unloaded a coffin corner kick early in Sunday’s game with the Green Bay Packers.

When it was done, the kick had traveled 73 yards and pinned the Pack at their two-yard line.

Jaguars announce five team captains for 2024 season

Jaguars announce five team captains for 2024 season

The Jaguars announced five team captains Tuesday morning, awarding quarterback Trevor Lawrence, tight end Evan Engram, defensive end Joshua Hines-Allen, linebacker Foyesade Oluokun and punter Logan Cooke the honors for the 2024 season.

Lawrence returns to his leadership post for a fourth consecutive campaign, every season he has been with Jacksonville since his first overall selection in the 2021 NFL draft, and Oluokun does the same for his third.

Viewed as franchise cornerstones, Lawrence, Oluokun and Hines-Allen each signed long-term contracts with Jacksonville this offseason.

Lawrence and Hines-Allen both inked five-year deals with the club, Lawrence’s worth $275 million through 2030 and Hines-Allen’s $141.3 million through 2028. Oluokun tacked three years and $30 million onto his original contract with the Jaguars, which had one season remaining.

In three seasons and 50 starts with the Jaguars, Lawrence has completed 63.8% of his passes for 11,770 yards with 58 touchdowns and 39 interceptions, adding 11 scores on the ground.

Hines-Allen, Jacksonville’s 2019 first-round pick, set the team’s single-season sack record with 17.5 last season, bringing his career total to 45 sacks, paired with 53 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles, one interception, eight defended passes and 251 total tackles.

Oluokun, who signed with Jacksonville in 2022 after four seasons with Atlanta, has compiled 357 total tackles including 20 for loss, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, one interception and 11 defended passes with the Jaguars.

Engram, also a 2022 free-agent signee, finished last season with the second-most receptions in one year in Jaguars history, with 114.

After spending the first five seasons of his career with New York, Engram has posted 187 receptions for 1,729 tards and eight touchdowns with Jacksonville. He is on pace to surpass his reception total with the Giants in three seasons with the Jaguars.

Cooke has operated as Jacksonville’s starting punter since his 2018 seventh-round selection by the club, averaging 47.1 yards per attempt with 162 punts pinned inside the 20-yard line thus far.

Jacksonville will kick off its season at Miami on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

5 Jaguars who were 2024 Pro Bowl Games snubs

Two Jaguars players earned Pro Bowl nods, but there are a few more players who should’ve joined them.

The Jacksonville Jaguars had just two players on the list of 88 who earned 2024 Pro Bowl honors: outside linebacker Josh Allen and long snapper Ross Matiscik.

There’s still a chance that other Jacksonville players will eventually join that duo. Last year, zero Jaguars earned Pro Bowl honors on the initial roster announcements, but quarterback Trevor Lawrence and return specialist Jamal Agnew after injuries and the Super Bowl opened up more spots.

Ideally for the Jaguars, they’d have zero players participating in February and the team would instead be preparing for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.

Until then or a time when more Jaguars are added to the rosters, here are xxx players who didn’t deserve to be left out Wednesday:

6 Jaguars finish top 10 in fan voting for 2024 Pro Bowl Games

Hours ahead of the rosters for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games being announced, the NFL released the list of players who got the most fan votes.

The rosters for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games will be announced Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

Ahead of the announcement, the NFL released the list of the players who received the most votes from fans and it included six members of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Fan voting accounts for a third of the calculation for Pro Bowl nods with votes from players and coaches accounting for the other two-thirds.

So although the fan vote results don’t necessarily mean a player will earn a spot in the Pro Bowl Games, it’s a great start. With the roster announcements just hours away, here are the six Jaguars player who finished top 10 at their position in fan votes:

7 Jaguars are top 10 at their position in early Pro Bowl voting

Which Jaguars players are you hoping to see in the 2024 Pro Bowl Games?

After just over a week of Pro Bowl Games voting, there are seven Jacksonville Jaguars players in the top 10 at their position.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Network tweeted the full list of voting leaders as of noon Tuesday, eight days after the polling opened Monday, Nov. 27. Voting will continue until Dec. 25.

While there are seven Jaguars in the mix with just under three weeks left, the public vote counts for just a portion of the eventual tally. The votes of fans, players, and coaches each count for a third to determine the final rosters.

Here are the seven who are currently top 10 vote-getters:

Trevor Lawrence: Of course we have carts, I chose not to use one

Trevor Lawrence set the record straight about the Jaguars not carting him to the locker room.

Trevor Lawrence set the record straight Wednesday: the Jacksonville Jaguars could’ve carted him to the locker room. He was the one who decided to make the long walk.

“We talked about getting a cart and I was gonna get a cart and I’m standing there, already on the sideline at that point, the tunnel is right there, I just wanted to get off the field and get out of there,” Lawrence said. “I felt like I could get off. I said ‘you’re good, don’t bring it, I’m going in.’

“Once I got in there, I’m like ‘this is pretty long walk.’ I was already there, they asked again if I wanted a cart, and I was like ‘no, I’m gonna make it.’ I didn’t know there was cameras in the tunnel.”

The video of Lawrence making the trek through the tunnels caused a bit of drama from viewers, who were baffled to see the Jaguars’ franchise quarterback struggling to make the long walk.

Colin Cowherd of FOX Sports even went so far as to call the team “a Mickey Mouse operation” for not bringing a cart out for Lawrence. That bothered Jaguars punter Logan Cooke enough to come to his team’s defense.

“Of course we have carts,” Lawrence said. “We have everything we need and I was the one that didn’t choose to take one. Put it on me, maybe that was a dumb, maybe I should’ve taken one, but it has nothing to do with us not having a cart. I don’t think that would happen in the National Football League, especially here with the crew that we have.”

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7 Jaguars most deserving of 2024 Pro Bowl Games votes

Which Jaguars players have your vote?

Voting for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games officially opened Monday and can be done right here.

Last year, despite earning an AFC South title and a playoff win over the Los Angeles Chargers, the Jacksonville Jaguars had zero players make the initial Pro Bowl roster. Eventually, injuries and the Super Bowl opened up enough spots that quarterback Trevor Lawrence and return specialist Jamal Agnew earned the honors.

The 2023 season should probably be different, though.

Unlike last year, the Jaguars won’t need to win five straight games to claw back above .500 and into the playoff picture. Jacksonville is rolling with an 8-3 record and plenty of deserving candidates.

In a conference with quarterbacks like C.J. Stroud, Josh Allen, Tua Tagovailoa, Patrick Mahomes, and Justin Herbert all putting up big numbers, it could take a lot for Lawrence to get another nod. But these seven Jaguars players deserve to get in when the rosters are announced later this season:

Jaguars’ Ross Matiscik wants to lead NFL long snappers in tackles

Jaguars special teamers want to see Ross Matiscik win the long snapper tackles title this season.

Two times through the first three games of the season, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Logan Cooke boomed a punt for more than 50 yards and the opposing punt returner was brought down by long snapper Ross Matiscik after picking up just four yards.

That pair of plays made by Matiscik has him tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Christian Kuntz for the league lead in the long snapper tackles race.

It’s no Mark McGwire vs. Sammy Sosa, to be sure. But it’s still a race that Matiscik and the Jaguars are keeping a close eye on.

“That would be sick,” Matiscik said of winning the long snapper tackle title. “My job is to tackle and protect and then anything after that I kind of view as extra. But I take pride in my coverage abilities. I like making plays downfield and helping the team.”

Jaguars special teams coordinator Heath Farwell said Thursday that it’s a title the entire unit wants Matiscik to win.

“It’s something that’s funny because we have a lot of fun in our room and we actually show the long snapper tackle board,” Jaguars special teams coordinator Heath Farwell said Thursday. “It’s something we have a lot of fun with, they love Ross so it’s been a little deal with them on if he can lead the league in tackles. It’s a big part of what we do in our coverage.

“At some point, other coordinators are probably going to start blocking him and not treating him like a snapper, which is a respect for him and his coverage. He’s covering fantastic.”

Matiscik, 27, was a linebacker at Baylor before winning the long snapping job in Jacksonville in 2020. After two reliable seasons in the role, Matiscik signed a five-year, $5.965 million extension with the Jaguars last offseason.

Jacksonville’s special teams struggled in Week 3, allowing a blocked field goal and an 85-yard kickoff return touchdown. But the punt coverage unit has allowed only 5.6 yards per return and it has pinned its opponent inside the 20-yard line seven times — landing the Jaguars in the top 10 in both stats. Matiscik’s coverage downfield has contributed to that success.

“You see people actually blocking him when they usually just let snappers go,” Cooke said. “He just turns into an extra cover guy.”

“He always tells me, ‘Keep them away from the sidelines so they’ll come to me a little bit,'” Cooke added with a laugh.

Last year, Matiscik finished with four tackles — one behind the Denver Broncos’ Mitchell Fraboni and Dallas Cowboys’ Matt Overton for the league lead among long snappers.

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Jaguars 2023 roster review: P Logan Cooke

Logan Cooke has established himself as one of the NFL’s premier punters even if he hasn’t received the Pro Bowl nod to prove it.

The brunt of the offseason is in the books and training camp is still off on the horizon. Join us in the NFL’s dead zone with a player-by-player review of the Jaguars roster ahead of the 2023 season.

Just over a decade ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars were roasted for picking Bryan Anger in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. Nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson came off the board five picks later.

Six years later, the Jaguars went back to the well with much more success when they picked Logan Cooke with one of the last 10 selections of the 2018 NFL draft.

Cooke, 27, has established himself as one of the NFL’s premier punters and received a four-year contract extension from the Jaguars in 2021.

Contract (2023): $1.95 million base salary, $600,000 prorated signing bonus, $50,000 workout bonus, $2.6 million cap hit.

Acquired: Jaguars picked Cooke with the No. 247 pick in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft.

PFF grades:

  • 63.5 (2022)
  • 63.4 (2021)
  • 63.2 (2020)
  • 63.3 (2019)
  • 63.3 (2018)

Statistics:

  • 49.3 yards per punt, 43.8 net yards per punt (2022)
  • 47.3 yards per punt, 44.3 net yards per punt (2021)
  • 47.7 yards per punt, 43.2 net yards per punt (2020)
  • 46.8 yards per punt, 44.5 net yards per punt (2019)
  • 45.0 yards per punt, 41.3 net yards per punt (2018)

Highlight:

Quote: “We’re able to watch a very, very talented punter and Pro Bowl talent, and hopefully this is his year. If it’s not, he deserves it. He’s a special player we’re lucky to have. I was fortunate to have him here, the Jacksonville Jaguars drafted him, and I just walk into a spectacular player.” – Jaguars special teams coordinator Heath Farwell

Calvin Ridley (No. 0) Travis Etienne Jr. (No. 1) Rayshawn Jenkins (No. 2) C.J. Beathard (No. 3) Tank Bigsby (No. 4) Andre Cisco (No. 5)
Chris Claybrooks (No. 6) Zay Jones (No. 7) Logan Cooke (No. 9) Parker Washington (No. 11) James McCourt (No. 12) Christian Kirk (No. 13)
Kendric Pryor (No. 14) Tim Jones (No. 15) Trevor Lawrence (No. 16) Evan Engram (No. 17) Nathan Rourke (No. 18) Sammis Reyes (No. 19)
Daniel Thomas (No. 20) Latavious Brini (No. 21) JaMycal Hasty (No. 22) Foyesade Oluokun (No. 23) Snoop Conner (No. 24) D’Ernest Johnson (No. 25)
Antonio Johnson (No. 26) Divaad Wilson (No. 27) Tevaughn Campbell (No. 29) Montaric Brown (No. 30) Darious Williams (No. 31) Tyson Campbell (No. 32)
Devin Lloyd (No. 33) Gregory Junior (No. 34) Ayo Oyelola (No. 35) Christian Braswell (No. 36) Tre Herndon (No. 37) Qadree Ollison (No. 38)
Jamal Agnew (No. 39) Erick Hallett (No. 40) Josh Allen (No. 41) Andrew Wingard (No. 42) Kaleb Hayes (No. 43) Derek Parish (No. 43)
Travon Walker (No. 44) K’Lavon Chaisson (No. 45) Ross Matiscik (No. 46) De’Shaan Dixon (No. 47) Chad Muma (No. 48) Leonard Taylor (No. 49)
Shaquille Quarterman (No. 50) Ventrell Miller (No. 51) DaVon Hamilton (No. 52) Willie Taylor III (No. 53) DJ Coleman (No. 54) Dequan Jackson (No. 55)
Yasir Abdullah (No. 56) Caleb Johnson (No. 57) Raymond Vohasek (No. 59) Darryl Williams (No. 60) Samuel Jackson (No. 62) Coy Cronk (No. 64)
Chandler Brewer (No. 67) Brandon Scherff (No. 68) Tyler Shatley (No. 69) Cole Van Lanen (No. 70) Walker Little (No. 72) Blake Hance (No. 73)
Cam Robinson (No. 74) Cooper Hodges (No. 75) Anton Harrison (No. 76) Josh Wells (No. 77) Ben Bartch (No. 78) Luke Fortner (No. 79)
Kevin Austin Jr. (No. 80) Seth Williams (No. 81) Elijah Cooks (No. 84) Brenton Strange (No. 85) Gerrit Prince (No. 86) Jaray Jenkins (No. 87)
Oliver Martin (No. 88) Luke Farrell (No. 89) Henry Mondeaux (No. 90) Jordan Smith (No. 92) Tyler Lacy (No. 93) Folorunso Fatukasi (No. 94)
Roy Robertson-Harris (No. 95) Adam Gotsis (No. 96) Nick Thurman (No. 97) Michael Dogbe (No. 98) Jeremiah Ledbetter (No. 99) Brandon McManus
Jacob Harris

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