and Dante Fowler had to be separated repeatedly following practice Sunday.Ngakoue and
Fowler exchanged words while walking off the practice field
Dawuane Smoot Jersey , prompting the first skirmish. Calais Campbell grabbed Ngakoue briefly as Abry Jones and Lerentee McCray held back Fowler. Ngakoue spun
away from Campbell and sprinted toward Fowler, but Jones got between
them.Ngakoue and Fowler got into it again outside the practice-field gates and
had to be pulled apart by teammates, coaches and security personnel. General
manager Dave Caldwell could be seen leading Ngakoue away by the wrist.The
altercation came on the last of 11 consecutive practices in full pads and in
sweltering heat and humidity. It also came a few minutes after a scuffle near
the end of practice, when Fowler appeared to shove tight end James O’Shaughnessy
out of bounds following a reception. Teammates rushed to break it up. Blake
Bortles fumbled on Jacksonville’s third play of each half, leading to 10 points
and his benching in a 20-7 loss to the streaking Houston Texans on Sunday.The
Texans (4-3) won their fourth consecutive game thanks to those two turnovers and
took a one-game lead in the AFC South.Deshaun Watson, who reportedly made the
800-mile road trip by bus instead of plane, had a touchdown pass despite playing
with a bruised lung and injured ribs. Lamar Miller ran for a season-high 100
yards and?a score?.Watson’s health and Jacksonville’s quarterback situation
surely will be the main topics going forward.Cody Kessler replaced Bortles in
the third quarter and?threw a short touchdown pass to T.J. Yeldon?
https://www.jaguarsfanstore.com/Taven-Bryan-Jersey , creating speculation he might supplant Bortles in the starting lineup.The
Jaguars (3-4) signed Bortles to a three-year, $54 million contract in February
with the belief he was good enough to lead the defensive-minded team back to the
playoffs. Bortles has been downright awful in three straight losses, with two
touchdown passes and eight turnovers.Coach Doug Marrone clearly had seen enough
when he made the switch Sunday. Marrone also benched Bortles in the 2017
preseason, only to give him the starting job back nine days later.Bortles played
turnover-free football in the postseason, gaining top executive Tom Coughlin’s
confidence and landing the new contract. Now it’s unclear how much of the money
he will get.Bortles?lost the ball both times?trying to scramble. The first one
led to a field goal, and Watson connected with DeAndre Hopkins for a 10-yard
score following?the second one?. That was one of several one-on-one matchups
Hopkins won against talkative cornerback Jalen Ramsey.Hopkins’ best was
a?one-handed catch for 31 yards along the sideline?in the first quarter.The
Texans led 13-0 at the break, the third time in as many games Jacksonville has
failed to score before halftime. The Jaguars had never done that previously in
franchise history.They also had scoreless halves against Kansas City (24-0) and
Dallas (20-0)
Myles Jack Color Rush Jersey , so the Jags were outscored 57-0 in the first half in three straight weeks.HAL STARTSTexans safety Andre Hal, who returned to practice this
week following treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, was in the starting lineup. Hal
was diagnosed with the disease in May and immediately began treatment. He
received the news of his remission last month.The 26-year-old Hal, a
seventh-round draft pick from Vanderbilt in 2014, is in his fifth year with the
Texans. He started all 16 games last season and had three interceptions.KEY
INJURIESTexans: WR Keke Coutee left in the second quarter with a hamstring
injury and was ruled out at halftime.Jaguars: CB Tyler Patmon was ruled out in
the second quarter because of a strained neck, forcing rookie safety Ronnie
Harrison into a bigger role. … Backup linebacker Donald Payne injured in his
left knee on a special teams play. … DE Calais Campbell left the game in the
fourth with a stinger.UP NEXTTexans: Return home to host Miami on Thursday
night.Jaguars: Face Philadelphia in a “home game” at Wembley Stadium in
London.
