Maurice Jones-Drew retired with the Jacksonville Jaguars today, signing a one-day contract to go out with the team who drafted him. It’s touching to see him back once again with the Jaguars, the team he really belonged with his entire career (we’ll overlook the last season with the Oakland Raiders).
MJD was an immediate continuation of brilliant running in Jacksonville. He played with Jaguars great Fred Taylor for a few years before Taylor left to try and win a championship with the New England Patriots as a reserve back. Jones-Drew never let the offense miss a beat, immediately becoming the dominant runner in the AFC South and, one, the dominant runner in the NFL.