JACKSONVILLE – The work continues. So, too, does the progress.

The Jaguars' offseason program continued at the Miller Electric Center Tuesday, with a mandatory – and competitive – twist. And on their first non-voluntary workday of the 2026 offseason, the message was the same and the results were good.

The past is past, and the present is key to the future.

"We're not taking anything for granted," Robert Hainsey said.

Hainsey, the Jaguars' veteran center, spoke to the media following a two-hour practice Tuesday on Day 1 of 2026 Minicamp. It was the first mandatory day of the 2026 offseason, with all veterans and rookies attending, and Head Coach Liam Coen spoke immediately afterward of liking the day's intensity and production.

"It was good to see guys go compete when the ball's in the air and make some plays," Coen said.

Tuesday marked the beginning of the third week of Phase 3 of the Jaguars' offseason program. That phase, while unpadded like all NFL offseason practices, is the only time during the NFL offseason when teams may work in "competitive" 11-on-11 or 7-on-7 situations.

Phase 3's first two weeks consisted of voluntary organized team activities practices, with a final week of OTA scheduled next week – a schedule that is something of a departure from the NFL "norm" of holding three OTA weeks with the mandatory minicamp closing the offseason.

"This is a little more competitive time," Coen said of this week's work. "Next week will be a little bit toned down. We'll only be on the grass for about an hour, hour and 15 minutes. Knowing this is going to be a little more competitive, that last week going into the offseason … ramp it down a little bit next week more so for sports science, rest and recovery."

Coen noted that Tuesday's work included what the Jaguars call a "mamba period" – a session featuring a five-man rush with one-on-one coverage defensively, creating a particularly competitive environment.

"We're just calling ball plays and let them go play," Coen said.

Coen said the Jaguars have emphasized the passing game this offseason, with the idea of emphasizing the running game in padded training camp practices that can feature heavier contact. Multiple wide receivers stood out in practice Tuesday, including veterans Parker Washington and Brian Thomas Jr. and rookies CJ Williams and Josh Cameron. Coen also praised rookie tight end Tanner Koziol Tuesday.

"It was nice to see some guys make some contested catches, something that early in the year last year we struggled with," Coen said. "We improved upon that as the year went. Nice to see B.T. (Thomas) go up over the middle and make a heck of a play, and I mentioned Josh Cameron."

Coen on Tuesday also reiterated what he has said throughout the offseason, calling the downfield connection between Thomas and quarterback Trevor Lawrence "a huge point emphasis."

"We've probably hit more of those in these OTAs and minicamp than we did all last offseason combined – in the spring and training camp," Coen said. "That's a good thing. It's something that we wanted to emphasize.

"We started to emphasize it more after the bye [last season] in terms of trying to push the ball down the field more. That chemistry with those two is so important because if we can be explosive with those down-the-field routes, being able to push the ball down the field with those two specifically, it truly unlocks what everybody else can do.

"It helps [tight end] Brenton Strange, it helps Parker Washington, it helps [wide receiver] Jakobi Meyers and it helps the run game. It's, 'OK, if we keep throwing over your head now, maybe you have to play more two-high safeties, be able to lean coverage and now we're able to run the football and it helps the underneath guys.' It's crucial to our success."

QUOTABLE

• Hainsey: "Our mentality has been, 'What's our process?' When you have some success, to continue to have success, you have to look at what got you there. The success alone does not keep you successful. For us, it's almost stripping our mentality down to the basics. It's the process. It's every day, 'What can I do today? How can I stack these days together knowing that there's these huge goals in the future and we're breaking it down to just today? And if I just continue to do today the best I can and tomorrow the best I can, over and over, those things are going to come because of how we approached each opportunity each day.' It's not a shift in mindset, but it's truly being true to our own mindset in this building. We've talked about it as players, just that we have the opportunity to continue to get better and do some special things. But it doesn't just happen. It happens because we do the right things now and throughout training camp and during the weeks throughout the season"