24 touchdowns in his two seasons before coming the Jacksonville Jaguars made Julius Thomas a hot commodity when he hit the free agency market. He took the money and came to a team that was still struggling to find its feet in its rebuild.
Nobody expected Thomas to achieve the same level of production with the Jags as he did with the legendary Peyton Manning while with the Denver Broncos. So when he “only” caught five of Blake Bortles’ 35 touchdown passes it was taken in stride.
After all, Thomas still contributed those five touchdowns in just 12 games after he injured his hand in the preseason.