Whatever personal issue that kept pass-rusher Chris Clemons from reporting to Jaguars camp on time has apparently been resolved.
According to Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union, Clemons showed up at EverBank Field this morning.
The Jaguars practice for the first time at 9:55 a.m., and it’s unclear if Clemons will take part since he hasn’t taken the conditioning test yet. But by showing up, he should avoid the $30,000 a day fine for players who miss camp.
Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said yesterday that Clemons’ absence was “clearly personal, all personal,” but admitted some concern, since Clemons had skipped all the voluntary OTA work this offseason.
“If you would ask me if it’s concerning, I would say, ‘Yeah,’” Bradley said. “This one is a little concerning. My hope is we can work through this. I talked to him last night and again this morning. Hopefully we can come up with a decision to speed this up a little quicker. I don’t see this as a situation that’s extended.
“We’re sensitive toward [it being a personal issue], but we also need some urgency.”
The Jaguars need more than that, particularly after losing No. 3 overall pick Dante Fowler to a torn ACL in OTAs. Clemons is their most likely source of pressure from the outside, so they clearly need him present and engaged.