Jaguars DL Jeremy Mincey says he needed his wake-up call
By Mike Dyce
The Jacksonville Jaguars left defensive lineman Jeremy Mincey at home for their game against the Houston Texans. Mincey was being punished for violating team rules. It was a strong message from head coach Gus Bradley.
“I needed it,” Mincey told Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union when asked about the wake-up call. “It’s time to re-focus and re-dedicate myself to football. Gus was just honest. He just made an example of me and I feel bad to be the example, but I’ll always fight back and will come back and do everything right.
“I want to be a Jaguar. I have a lot of love and respect for Coach Gus Bradley and the way he does things. I appreciate him giving me the time to re-focus and dedicate myself to football so you can see the real player in me and I can get back to who I am.”
“I hated to miss it,” he said. “I let my team down. But I’m back and it’s over with. We’re all human and we make mistakes.
“I was negligent as a football player and role model on this football team.”
The Jaguars got the win without him. Mincey admitted that this was the last straw situation and not a isolated incident and will also be fined. In case you were curious, Mincey blamed a newborn baby and his music business and “a whole bunch of other stuff” for distracting him from his responsibilities with the team.