Garrard-to-Porter Costs Jaguars $15M a Year
May 14, 2008
Filed under: Jaguars, AFC South
How many touchdowns can you buy for $15 million a year?
That’s the question the Jacksonville Jaguars will answer this year. They signed quarterback David Garrard to a 6-year, $60 million deal, and Jerry Porter to a 6-year, $30 million deal. That’s $90 million over 6 years — money that the Jaguars spent to put a lot more points on the board.
Early reports indicate that the Garrard-to-Porter combo is already looking strong in minicamp, with Garrard throwing to his new teammate as often as possible and Porter catching high balls and low balls with relative ease. He’s also saying all the right things:
“It’s a fresh start and a damn good team with high expectations. The team did well without me, and I want to come in and pull my weight and make sure I can help the team in some way.”
Of course, it’s easy to say this is money well spent in May, but if these reports continue to trickle out of Jacksonville, Porter might be a worthwhile fantasy target. Plus, if Garrard-to-Porter opens up the offense, that can only mean good things for Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor.
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