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Jags Stay With Leftwich at Quarterback
The Casper Star Tribune, WY - 1 hour ago
The Jacksonville Jaguars have settled on a starting quarterback for next season, and coach Jack Del Rio didn't have to go to free agency or the draft to find him.

Del Rio said Thursday that Byron Leftwich will return to his starting role, ending speculation about what the Jaguars would do at the position.

"When you evaluate Byron and stack him up against the rest of the league, he's one of the young, really good, strong-armed quarterbacks out there," Del Rio said from the NFL combine in Indianapolis. "He's had some developmental setbacks the last two years because of injuries. But we really feel he's ready to take the next step and take it to the next level."

Del Rio said after the season that he wanted to take time to evaluate Leftwich, David Garrard and Quinn Gray before deciding who would be his quarterback in 2007.

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:12:00 GMT

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[Nuke]

Leftwich is always hurt. I like Garrard better frankly. Leftwich doesn't impress me even when he's healthy. Another stiff puppet in the pocket.

[DannyBoy]

So much for that...

Byron Leftwich's contract expires at the end of next season, and David Garrard's deal ends after 2008, so the Jaguars must decide to let them go in free agency or sign one to a long-term contract. Even if one establishes himself, putting the franchise number on a quarterback is costly. This year, the tag was $12.6 million, and that's likely to go up. That means if Leftwich doesn't step up, the Jaguars probably won't want to retain him, and even if he does play well, he still might want to sign with another team. Source: Jacksonville.com