{"id":38990,"date":"2018-03-13T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T19:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=38990"},"modified":"2018-03-13T15:08:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T19:08:29","slug":"marqise-lee-re-signs-jags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/13\/marqise-lee-re-signs-jags\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Marqise Lee to Re-Sign With Jacksonville Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LeexMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marqise Lee<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will be back in Duval.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Network&#8217;s <strong>Mike Garafolo<\/strong> reported Tuesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> will re-sign the 26-year-old receiver. According to ESPN&#8217;s <strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong>, the team is giving Lee a four-year, $38 million contract with $18 million guaranteed. The Jags selected Lee in the second round of the 2014 draft. Since then, he has played in 53 games (started 29)\u00a0in his four seasons in the NFL, all with Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WR Marqise Lee back to the Jags, source says<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/973633733357170690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jaguars are giving WR Marqise Lee a four-year deal with a max value of $38 million, including $18M guaranteed, per source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/973635730537893888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Report: Jacksonville Jaguars Bringing Back Wide Receiver Marqise Lee on Four-Year Deal<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>While the Jaguars had a successful season in 2017,\u00a0Lee had somewhat of a disappointing one. Last season Lee finished with 56 receptions, 702 receiving yards, and three touchdowns in 13 games. Even though his three touchdowns tied a career high, the rest of the numbers were down across the board, which is interesting because, from a stats perspective, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2017\/09\/10\/jacksonville-jaguars-allen-robinson-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injury<\/a> to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RobiAl02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allen Robinson<\/a><\/strong> put Lee in a position to\u00a0improve\u00a0his numbers from the prior year. However, the 2017 Jaguar offense cut down on the number of times they threw the ball. In comparison to the 2016 season, the Jaguars ran 109 fewer pass plays. The rise of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WestDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dede Westbrook<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/ColeKe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keelan Cole<\/a><\/strong> also didn&#8217;t help Lee&#8217;s production in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Lee had his breakout year. He finished the year with 63 receptions, 851 receiving yards, and three touchdowns in 16 games.\u00a0Those numbers were\u00a0a huge improvement over his 15 receptions and 191 receiving yards the previous year.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BortBl00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Bortles<\/a><\/strong> threw the ball 627 times, which was good for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playerprofiler.com\/nfl\/blake-bortles\/#\/past-year\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third<\/a> in the league in 2016, and that helped Lee to establish a career high in targets (105). The injury to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HurnAl01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allen Hurns<\/a><\/strong>, which led to him missing five games, also played a role in Lee&#8217;s breakout.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his impressive 2016 campaign, Lee had amassed 52 receptions, 613 receiving yards, and two touchdowns in his first two seasons with the Jaguars. Those numbers are not indicative of the draft capital that the Jaguars had invested in him. In 2014, the Jaguars used the first of their two second-round picks on Marqise Lee. Lee&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playerprofiler.com\/nfl\/marqise-lee\/#\/game-log-current-year\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">workout metrics<\/a> and his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/marqise-lee-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">production<\/a> at the USC drew the attention of the Jaguars. In his sophomore year, Lee put up video game-like numbers. He had 118 receptions, 1,721 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns in only 13 games. Lee&#8217;s best player comp on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playerprofiler.com\/nfl\/reggie-wayne\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PlayerProfiler.com<\/a>\u00a0and his college production points to a level of production that he has yet to reach in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"qnREiXifRIRuW1z3N4dsJw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/889738100\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'qnREiXifRIRuW1z3N4dsJw',sig:'p6HecWHAvSrCMrxy81rrNHPtBsvSS2G8ppG9EVbXMow=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'889738100',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marqise Lee has spent his four seasons in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars after they drafted him in 2014. 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