Gladstone on Thursday also discussed:
*Rodriguez, who joined the Jaguars as a restricted free agent after rushing for 920 yards and 10 touchdowns the past three seasons, including 500 yards and six touchdowns in 2025. “If you watch the tape, you understand very quickly exactly who he is as a football player, the superpowers that he taps into consistently,” Gladstone said of Rodriguez, who played for Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen when Coen was the offensive coordinator at Kentucky in 2021. ” He’s very physical at the point of attack. He has a really good pace in his approach to the line of scrimmage and finding the lanes. He obviously has an intimate understanding of the system and how Liam likes to call things. There’s a lot of strong matches just generally from how those two in tandem can really work together.” …
*Reports that the Jaguars were interested in recent weeks in trading for Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby, who remains with that organization after a failed physical negated an agreed-upon trade with the Baltimore Ravens. “We’re always communicating with other clubs on the landscape of their thoughts,” Gladstone said. “I can tell you in particular we never got down to a real dialogue exploring that.” …
*Reports that teams have been interested in trading for wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., a 2024 Pro Bowl selection as a rookie. “There hasn’t been a ton of dialogue around that, adding of “reports” about a possible trade, “I don’t think there’s been any reputable statement.” Thomas caught 48 passes for 707 yards and two touchdowns last season for a Jaguars offense that scored at least 23 points in 10 consecutive games to end the regular season. “Think back to where we landed at the end of the season, where our passing attack was … we have no interest in disrupting the momentum,” Gladstone said. “We look forward to continuing to build off of where we left things and know that Brian Thomas is a big piece to that puzzle. We want to make sure that doesn’t get disrupted at any time.” …