{"id":51289,"date":"2018-10-12T19:06:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T23:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=51289"},"modified":"2021-03-20T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T15:28:37","slug":"ereck-flowers-joins-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/10\/12\/ereck-flowers-joins-jaguars\/","title":{"rendered":"Ereck Flowers Joins the Jacksonville Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> have decided to add another offensive lineman to the team. Former <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a> tackle and first-round pick, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FlowEr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ereck Flowers<\/a><\/strong>, was signed to the team on Friday. This comes after the team announced they put\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WellJo02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Wells<\/a><\/strong> on injured reserve. The Jaguars offensive line has its fair share of injuries this season. Assuming Flowers gets a chance to start at left tackle, he would be the third starter at the position for the Jaguars this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Giants\u2019 first-round pick Ereck Flowers is signing a 1-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars, per source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1050808636082192386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Jacksonville Jaguars Sign Ereck Flowers<\/h1>\n<p>It seems that Flowers didn&#8217;t blossom in New York, as he was let go by the team earlier this week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After allowing a league leading 180 total pressures since 2015, Ereck Flowers is out in New York. <\/p>\n<p>That and 14 other stats to know from Week 5 in the NFL.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TMEgYblniB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/TMEgYblniB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3w4YGHsgU0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3w4YGHsgU0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1049710085470121991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As you can see from the above tweet from Pro Football Focus, Flowers has given up the most pressures in the league since 2015. The Jaguars did face the Giants in Week One, so Flowers is a familiar face. While he hasn&#8217;t been successful lately, Flowers was the ninth overall pick in the NFL draft in 2015. Success on the field matters, but perhaps a change of scenery will be helpful for the fourth year tackle.<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars would be lucky if Flowers were to do well. At this point, the team has gone through two starting left tackles this season. Second-year tackle <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RobiCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Robinson<\/a><\/strong> tore his ACL in week two and is out for the season. Wells was starting in his place but is now on the injured reserve with a groin injury. Earlier this week the Jaguars announced that Wells would be out and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WalkJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Josh Walker<\/strong><\/a> would start in his place. Whether or not Flowers will eventually start is unknown at this time, but the Jaguars need help. The offensive line is banged up and beggars can&#8217;t be choosers. The 6&#8217;6&#8243;, 325-pound tackle will have a chance to revitalize his career in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"WTdnwUrkTuBkVHnryaEHOg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/856891912\" 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:'WTdnwUrkTuBkVHnryaEHOg',sig:'OxVVlUxfFKYLZyD8axOoh6c0njZq-Y_MrJkRehGMH7M=',w:'594px',h:'424px',items:'856891912',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>The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on Friday that they signed offensive tackle Ereck Flowers to a one year deal. 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