JACKSONVILLE http://www.bearsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-riley-ridley-jersey , Fla. (AP)o improve their running game for the second time in as many years.The Jaguars selected big and speedy receiver DJ Chark from LSU in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night, giving them a proven deep threat and one of the best perimeter run-blockers available.Jacksonville chose the 6-foot-3 Chark with the 61st overall pick Friday night. General manager Dave Caldwell and top executive Tom Coughlin stayed in the Southeastern Conference for the third round and took Alabama safety Ronnie Harrison at No. 93.Chark, Harrison and first-round defensive tackle Taven Bryan probably won’t even start as rookies. It’s the first time since 2006 the Jaguars didn’t get a plug-and-play starter in the first three rounds. It’s a tribute to the team’s roster, which is mostly intact after making the AFC championship game.”If they come in and play, that’s a bonus, too,” Caldwell said. ”Competition is great. The more depth you can have and be prepared for any situation, the better off we’ll be.”Bryan will open his career behind Pro Bowler Malik Jackson. Harrison will be back up starters Barry Church and Tashaun Gipson. Chark will be a rotational player alongside Marqise Lee, Donte Moncrief and Keelan Cole.The Jaguars expect Chark’s speed – and blocking ability – to help create more space for bruising runner Leonard Fournette. No team faced more eight- and nine-man boxes than Jacksonville in 2017.It proved to be a huge problem in the playoffs, especially in the AFC title game. The Jags led New England by 10 points in the fourth quarter and were up 20-17 with a little more than 5 minutes to play, but were unable to do enough offensively to get to the Super Bowl.”It’s a pick not only for our passing game, but also for our running game, too,” Caldwell said. ”Obviously Jonah Williams Jersey , when you have a guy with that type of speed, teams have to be cognizant of him making the big plays down the field.”Chark covered the 40-yard dash in 4.34 seconds at the NFL scouting combine, the fastest of any receiver at the event. He also turned heads at the Senior Bowl while catching passes from Richmond’s Kyle Lauletta.”Being able to go over the top and get open, I feel like I am a kid in a candy store right now,” Chark said.Chark was college teammates with Fournette, the fourth overall pick in the 2017 draft. Both wore No. 7 at LSU, which annually gives the number to its top playmaker.Chark, a Louisiana native, didn’t make nearly as many plays for the Tigers as Fournette did, but mostly because he never played alongside a notable quarterback.He caught 66 passes for 1,351 yards and six touchdowns in three seasons at LSU. He had 40 receptions for 874 yards and three scores as a junior in 2017. He averaged 21.9 yards a reception, which ranked sixth nationally.”He’s a very good run blocker, which you don’t hear much about with wide receivers,” Caldwell said. ”He’s a good fit for what we want to do offensively Elgton Jenkins Jersey , and he’s got some rare traits.”The Jaguars gave Lee a four-year contract worth $38 million in free agency and signed Moncrief to a one-year, $9.6 million deal. Cole and fourth-rounder Dede Westbrook showed promise as rookies last season.Caldwell said they considered moving up to as high as No. 50 to draft Chark but were unable to find a trade partner, so they had to wait nervously through a run on receivers.”I don’t know if we struck out of hit a home run because we didn’t trade up and we got him,” Caldwell joked. ”… Nobody likes the Jags. Back when we were 3-13, everybody wanted to make deals with us.”— CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is welcoming the idea of sharing the spotlight in Carolina.Newton has been the focal point of the Panthers’ offense for the past seven seasons, but that’s about to change — at least to some degree.Sure, Newton will still be running the show and remain a dual-threat QB, but coach Ron Rivera has made it clear Christian McCaffrey will play a much larger role this season, saying that it would be “ideal” to get the second-year running back 25 to 30 touches per game.That’s a lot.McCaffrey averaged less than half that amount of touches as a rookie and still managed 1,086 yards from scrimmage and seven total touchdowns, so there’s potential for him to have a big season.Most of McCaffrey’s production came as a receiver in 2017, where he set a franchise rookie record with 80 receptions and five TD catches. But after releasing all-time leading rusher Jonathan Stewart, the Panthers are eager to feature McCaffrey more in the running game — similar to how new Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner used LaDainian Tomlinson in San Diego.“I could see Christian http://www.packerscheapshoponline.com/cheap-authentic-jace-sternberger-jersey , especially if he continues to develop the way we think he can, being a very integral part of what we want to do,” Rivera said.And it’s all part of the overall design to take some of the pressure off Newton, who led the team in rushing as well as passing last season.One of the reasons Turner was brought in was to find new and creative ways to get McCaffrey the ball, particularly in open space where he’s difficult to tackle because of his speed and shiftiness.McCaffrey has been featured extensively in the preseason, touching the ball 10 times for 51 yards on Carolina’s opening 16-play drive against the New England Patriots in the third preseason game.Here are some other things to know about the Panthers:CAM AND NORVAs for Newton, all eyes will be on how well he adapts to Turner’s offense.Newton worked in a similar scheme with Turner understudy Rob Chudzinski early in his career, so there is some familiarity there.But while Newton said he’s “extremely comfortable” with Turner, players say this system is more intricate than what former offensive coordinator Mike Shula ran.Under Turner, Newton will be asked to look past his first and second options more often and take what the defense gives him, relying heavily on McCaffrey and new speedy receivers Jarius Wright, Torrey Smith and rookie D.J. Moore to make plays.“That has to be my mentality,” Newton said. “We have a lot of guys who can take 2 yards and turn it into 20 yards, or more. But it starts with me and I have to trust those guys and get the ball to them.”SPREADING IT AROUNDRivera also wants to see Newton get back to doing the things that earned him the league MVP honor in 2015 and helped the Panthers reach the Super Bowl — spreading the ball around to his several different receivers.He certainly has the options to do that with the additions at wide receiver and tight end Greg Olsen.“Norv gets guys a lot of different guys in a lot of different places Dexter Williams Jersey ,” Wright said. “There are some quick throws here and there and he basically gives the quarterback places to go with the ball.”REPLACING DAVISIt is Shaq Thompson time in Carolina.Thompson has been groomed for the past three seasons to take over for Thomas Davis at weakside linebacker. With Davis suspended four games to open the season for testing positive for a banned substance, Thompson gets his shot.“Thomas is the leader of our room, he’s the leader of this team,” middle linebacker Luke Kuechly said. “We are going to miss having him around. Shaq will do an excellent job, but when Thomas gets back, he’s going to be hungry and he’s going to be fresh.”ACTION JACKSONThe Panthers will be counting on second-round pick Donte Jackson to step in and start right away at cornerback.Jackson is not big, but he was one of the fastest players in college football last season. He still struggles at times taking the correct angle on tackles, but the Panthers love his swagger and playmaking ability.O-LINE INJURIESThree starters on the offensive line went down with knee injuries during the preseason leaving the Panthers in a potentially precarious situation. Rivera said he’s not sure if 2017 All-Pro second-team right tackle Daryl Williams, left tackle Matt Kalil or left guard Amini Silatolu will be back on the field for Carolina’s Sept. 9 regular-season opener against Dallas.