JACKSONVILLE – The pads stayed on, and it stayed hot.
That was the tone Wednesday as the second week of Jaguars 2018 Training Camp reached its midway point with the team working in full pads for a fourth consecutive day at the Dream Finders Home Practice Complex.
After a respite from the heat with a rainy Tuesday afternoon practice, the hot conditions returned on Wednesday. The two-and-half-hour work took place in 91-degree temperatures.
Jaguars Head Coach Doug Marrone, after speaking to the media before practice on Monday and Tuesday, did not speak Wednesday. Quarterback Blake Bortles and cornerback A.J. Bouye were scheduled to meet with the media after practice Wednesday.
Coverage of those availabilities can be found Wednesday afternoon on jaguars.com.
Here's a look at Day 6 practice:
STANDING OUT
*Quarterback Blake Bortles was sharp early, peppering the secondary during early receiver/defensive back and red-zone drills. …
*Rookie undrafted free agent Allen Lazard continued to flash early in camp, catching multiple passes early in practice – including a touchdown from reserve quarterback Tanner Lee in red-zone drills. …
*Rookie third-round selection Ronnie Harrison had a pair of pass breakups in late-practice red-zone drills. …
*Rookie cornerback Tre Herndon continued a good early camp, intercepting a pass in red-zone drills. …
*Cornerback Jalen Ramsey allowed a couple of receptions in an early drill, including one to rookie wide receiver D.J. Chark. He then broke up a would-be touchdown pass from Bortles to wide receiver Keelan Cole in a red-zone drill. Ramsey also broke up a short pass to wide receiver Rashad Greene Sr.
*Wide receiver Shane Wynn also continued to flash early in camp, catching several touchdowns early – including an acrobatic reception from Lee in the corner of the end zone in red-zone drills. Wynn appeared to injure himself on the play, but he walked from the field moments later. He had a touchdown reception from Bortles in a later red-zone drill. …
*Second-year defensive end Hunter Dimick looked impressive in pass-rush drills, beating second-year left tackle Cam Robinson in the repetitions. …
*Backup quarterback Cody Kessler looked impressive during the second half of practice, hitting Chark on several impressive passes. …
*Rookie cornerback Quenton Meeks broke up a pass to wide receiver Jaydon Mickens in an early receiver/secondary drill. ..
PLAY OF THE DAY
Cornerback A.J. Bouye intercepted Bortles for a touchdown return in a mid-practice 11-on-11 drill. He also had an interception on the play before that, giving him the edge for Play of the Day with a nod to Wynn, who had several memorable practices on perhaps his best day of '18 camp so far. …
INJURY WATCH
Wide receiver Marqise Lee, defensive end Yannick Ngakoue and linebacker Telvin Smith all returned to practice Wednesday. Lee worked on a limited basis, working in individual drills after missing the last two days after sustaining an injury Saturday. Ngakoue missed Tuesday after being poked in the eye Monday, but returned wearing a shield over his facemask Wednesday. Smith missed Tuesday's practice for personal reasons. Tight end Niles Paul missed practice with a hamstring injury.
Defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. (shoulder) remained on the Physically Unable to Perform list, where he has been since the start of training camp.
NOTABLE
*Rookie Leon Jacobs missed practice and linebacker Brooks Ellis worked with the first team at strongside linebacker in Jacobs' place. Jacobs had worked with the first team in the first five practices of camp. Blair Brown continued to work with the second team at weak and middle backer. …
*The first-team offensive line continued on Wednesday to be left tackle Cam Robinson, left guard Andrew Norwell, center Brandon Linder, right guard A.J. Cann and right tackle Jermey Parnell. That has been the lineup throughout most of camp, with Camp seemingly solidifying his hold on the right guard spot after opening camp with talk of competition at the position. …
