Jacksonville Jaguars’ Liam Coen: Travis Etienne trade rumors ‘absolutely inaccurate’<\/a><\/p>\n“I was much bigger. My mindset was always to be as dominant, but obviously, holding a little bit more weight kind of puts a little bit more wear and tear on the body. It was a lot. Too much. Again, learn to adapt. Got to know what works best for you,” Hines-Allen said shortly after the team’s seventh Organized Team Activity.<\/p>\n
“Something that I tried, and something that I\u2019m, like, alright, I probably don\u2019t want to do that again. So, we\u2019re working on maintaining a good goal for me this year and putting some good tape out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hines-Allen mentioned that he was banged up more than usual last season. Still, though Hines-Allen missed one game at the end of last season, it was due to a personal matter, not an injury. Hines-Allen’s season wasn’t clean, though. He sustained a concussion against the Houston Texans in Week 4 and landed in the concussion protocol.<\/p>\n
Hines-Allen suited up the following week against the Colts, sporting a guardian helmet, something he said Monday he’d likely opt not to wear this year if another concussion occurs.<\/p>\n
Hines-Allen’s soreness was highlighted, too, by his drop in consistent snap counts on a game-by-game basis, playing the lowest percent of snaps (73%) since 2021 when he missed a game, logging just 73% of the snaps.<\/p>\n
Now, Hines-Allen says he ran 20 miles per hour the other day, noting that he feels great heading into the 2025 season.<\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t want to get off the field. That allows me to lose a little weight, because I don\u2019t want to get off the field. I want to do what\u2019s best for my team. I want to play at a high level each and every rep,” Hines-Allen said.<\/p>\n
“Get out, get a squirt of water, and come back in and play four or five plays if needed, full speed, and take over games. That\u2019s my mentality, that\u2019s the mindset and that\u2019s the goal at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked what his “goal weight this year” would be, Hines-Allen took the question as an opportunity to lay out his goals, period.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo break the sack record, be an All-Pro and win Defensive Player of the Year,” he said.<\/p>\n
Hines-Allen’s rare appearance at voluntary OTAs is noteable<\/p>\n
Over the last couple of years, Hines-Allen has spent the majority of the voluntary portion of the offseason training in Arizona.<\/p>\n
There are multiple reasons why the star pass rusher felt he needed to be in Jacksonville for this portion of the team’s training, but from what he wanted publically known at this time, Hines-Allen said Coen’s prescense helped influence his decision \u2014 a decision he made clear was made before the team hiring Coen, however.<\/p>\n
“It was that connection that I had with him, that [University of] Kentucky connection that I had with him, to help him out. To be there for him, to be one of the guys he can trust and lean into this season. And then I had a lot of Kentucky coaches calling me, Coach [Brad] White, who I love dearly, who is the DC at Kentucky now, called me and was like, \u2018Yeah, you\u2019re going to be there,'” Hines-Allen recalled.<\/p>\n
“That\u2019s something I already had in the back of my mind of coming back and doing it no matter who we would have had, because I\u2019ve got big goals that I need to do. Again, it\u2019s all about adapting and figuring out what works. This year, I thought coming to OTAs would be a good time for me, and it\u2019s paying off pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coen appreciated Hines-Allen’s appearance, noting that it’s huge to have him within the team’s ecosystem during this portion of the offseason.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s huge. It\u2019s something that ultimately you want to be the standard for everybody, right? For everybody to want to be here with what we have available to us with this facility, with the training, with the strength and conditioning, with the nutrition. You want guys to want to be here and not have to feel like they need to go elsewhere to get quality work in for themselves. That\u2019s been huge,” said Coen.<\/p>\n
“For him to be here as much as he has has been really, really instrumental for our defense and for our entire team,” he added.<\/p>\n
Travis Hunter continues to turn heads with incredible athleticism<\/p>\n
The Jaguars<\/a> haven’t showcased do-it-all player Travis Hunter on defense in front of the media yet, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t working on that side of the ball during OTAs.<\/p>\nOn multiple occasions, the team released a highlight of Hunter performing as a corner and the latest video the franchise shared via social media didn’t disappoint.<\/p>\n
In the clip, Hunter is trailing rookie wideout Darius Lassiter, who appears to be running a version of a go route. Hunter played his leverage well on the inside of Lassiter, breaking up the pass initially before diving to catch the interception.<\/p>\n
Hunter made the rep look effortless and drew a lot of cheers from his defensive teammates. It was just a glimpse of what the second-overall pick can bring to the table.<\/p>\n
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