| Wed Dec 18 2013 | 12:13 | Veteran C Brad Meester will retire after year | ||||
Jaguars C Brad Meester announced he will retire after this season. | ||||||
A second-round pick of the Jags way back in 2000, Meester has only known one franchise in his 14-year career. He started 193 of the 194 games he appeared in, never making a Pro Bowl or All-Pro team. Meester really hit the wall this season as he's graded out 30th among 36 qualifying centers in Pro Football Focus' grades. | ||||||
| Source: Ryan O'Halloran on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Mar 19 2013 | 14:34 | Jags agree to terms with long-time C Meester | ||||
Jaguars re-signed C Brad Meester. | ||||||
| Source: Ryan O'Halloran on Twitter | ||||||
| Thu Mar 7 2013 | 09:50 | Meester would retire if Jags move on | ||||
Free agent C Brad Meester will reportedly retire if the Jags' "price isn't right." | ||||||
Meester will turn 36 in March and is trying to leverage his way into a final payday on a one-year deal. The coaching staff reportedly wants him back "from a stability and leadership standpoint." Meester has started 193 games for the Jags over his 13 NFL seasons. | ||||||
| Source: Florida Times Union | ||||||
| Fri Feb 22 2013 | 12:52 | Jags 'still in discussions' with FA Meester | ||||
The Jaguars are "still in discussions" with free agent C Brad Meester. | ||||||
Meester is on the record as hoping to return for a 14th NFL season, but it's unclear if he'd consider playing anywhere other than Jacksonville. One of the best players in Jaguars history, Meester is still durable, but his play has slipped considerably. It's not a guarantee he'll be back. | ||||||
| Source: John Oehser on Twitter | ||||||
| Mon Dec 17 2012 | 14:50 | Brad Meester wants to return in 2013 | ||||
Jaguars C Brad Meester says he is interested in playing a 13th season in 2013. | ||||||
Meester's contract is up after the year, and he turns 36 in March. "I feel as good as I have in quite a while," he insisted. "I would love to be back." Meester has spent his entire career with the Jaguars, playing mostly center and some guard. Unfortunately, his on-field play suggests he has little left. | ||||||
| Source: Florida Times Union | ||||||
| Wed Jun 1 2011 | 11:43 | Meester not expected to face competition | ||||
Jaguars C Brad Meester is not expected to face competition for his starting job this season. | ||||||
Meester bounced back from a disastrous 2009 season to rank fifth in Pro Football Focus' center ratings last year. The Jags are high on third-rounder Will Rackley, who will be tried at center, but Meester will have the job for at least one more season. | ||||||
| Source: Jaguars.com | ||||||
| Thu Aug 19 2010 | 11:29 | Meester holding off center competitors | ||||
Brad Meester appears to have held off competition for the Jags' starting center job. | ||||||
It's not the best news for Maurice Jones-Drew, as Meester was one of the worst run-blocking centers in the league last year. Uche Nwaneri is locked into one starting guard spot with Justin Smiley, Kynan Forney, and Vince Manuwai competing for the other. | ||||||
| Source: Florida Times Union | ||||||
| Tue May 4 2010 | 11:09 | Meester could lose his roster spot? | ||||
Jaguars C Brad Meester is in danger of losing his roster spot this offseason. | ||||||
Jacksonville's front five at post-draft minicamp looked like this: LG Kynan Forney, C Uche Nwaneri, RG Vince Manuwai, with Eugene Monroe and Eben Britton at the tackles. The longest tenured Jaguar (11 years), Meester turned 33 this offseason and ranked among the NFL's poorest run-blocking centers in 2009. | ||||||
| Source: Florida Times Union | ||||||