Somewhere on the outskirts of the standoff between Maurice Jones-Drew and the Jacksonville Jaguars, the collective psyche of millions of fantasy football enthusiasts hangs in the balance.
Darlington: Listen up, MJD
If Maurice Jones-Drew thinks the Jaguars are going to cave to his demands, he doesn't know owner Shad Khan. Jeff Darlington reports. **More ...**
Fantasy owners want concrete answers -- not theories -- about Jones-Drew's status for Week 1. The running back, largely silent in recent months, voiced optimism Wednesday.
"I think things are going to work out ... everything's going to be good," Jones-Drew told NFL.com's Marcas Grant during a DirecTV-sponsored video teleconference.
Perhaps more telling, MJD -- a rabid fantasy player -- promised to draft himself first, as he's done every season. Unless he's out to tank his league, this is encouraging chatter.
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