Historically, players who are featured on the cover of the “Madden NFL” franchise experience significant drops in their offensive production. NFL.com is tracking the performance of Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions over the course of the 2012 season because we believe Johnson will debunk the Madden curse. Our hero Calvin Johnson did not practice all week due to a lingering knee injury, but was active against the Jacksonville Jaguars. WR bigplaycj will start today at Jacksonville (photo: G. Smith/Detroit Lions) @ EverBank Field instagr.am/p/RnVhiQx9GX/— Detroit Lions (@DetroitLionsNFL) November 04, 2012 Would Megatron have it any other way? Move along Madden, nothing to see here. It’s game time folks! ————————————————————————————————————————————– FIRST QUARTER ————————————————————————————————————————————– The Lions are unable to score on their first […]

During each week of the season we will collect and curate the best Instagram photos from our NFL photographers. Here are our picks for week 2. 1. Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers 2. Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars 3. Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots 4.Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers 5. Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons Follow @NFL on Instagram.

Charley Casserly blasts Maurice Jones-Drew, saying the Jacksonville Jaguars’ star running back is in the wrong.

Clinton Portis said on “NFL AM” MJD is worth a raise for the Jaguars.

Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew tried to allay fantasy football owners’ fears regarding his holdout, but Marcas Grant writes that the longer he remains away from the team, the more his draft value suffers.

“NFL AM” insider Steve Wyche reports that Maurice Jones-Drew isn’t set on a departure from the Jaguars.

“NFL AM” discusses whether Mike Malarkey‘s donation pledge is a shot at Maurice Jones-Drew.

Marital love is willing to admit when your significant other is better than you at certain things. Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Aaron Ross admits he isn’t the fastest in his family.

The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up to select Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon with the fifth pick in the NFL draft, but the rookie told NFL Network Friday he doesn’t feel pressure to come in and be the No. 1 receiver for quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

The 2012 NFL Draft is just three days away and NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks dropped his latest, and final, mock draft before the first round commences on Thursday.

In December, NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi said that he didn’t think he’d seen a high “first-round pick look as scared or out of place” as Jacksonville Jaguars rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

Cornerback Josh Robinson attracted team reps to Central Florida’s pro day, and QB Chandler Harnish made the most of his chance to show off for scouts at Northern Illinois.

Jaguars owner Shahid Khan might have fallen short in his quest to obtain Tim Tebow, but that doesn’t mean he’s any less driven to make the Jaguars an elite team. A new ad shows off Khan’s desire.

The Jets and Jaguars are now in discussions with Broncos about a potential trade for QB Tim Tebow, league sources said Wednesday.

League sources said Wednesday that the Rams are strongly interested in acquiring one-time Broncos starting QB Tim Tebow.