John Henderson Responds To Del Rio

Earlier this week, Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio called out defensive tackle John Henderson for missing offseason workouts due to minor shoulder injury. On Thursday, Henderson responded. “I was a little upset, but we talked about it and everything is all right,” Henderson said, per the Associated Press. “We talked like men. I let him know about the shoulder. He saw the X-rays. He was good on it. We’re both good and we’re getting back to work.” Del Rio also elaborated on the situation. “I said what I said, feel what I feel, and conveyed that privately, along with the discussion that went outward publicly,” Del Rio said, according to the Florida Times-Union. “We’re going to push, prod, demand, and expect every single person to be fully committed. I’ve always been a demanding guy. I’ll continue to be a demanding guy. I know what I want for this football team. I know what I believe in, and I’m going to fight to get it. I expect our team to work, that’s all. That’s clear. I laid it out there for everybody and there will be no exceptions.” Del Rio also said that Henderson “bought into” the the head coach’s program, and that Henderson “indicated [that] to me a half-hour, [or] an hour after I blew up [Tuesday].” And so Del Rio’s rant is justified -- even if he’s not supposed to say anything to suggest that attendance and participation in offseason workouts is anything other than voluntary.