Last Updated on May 2, 2015 12:31 pm by admin
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Flashing a huge smile and wearing much more casual attire than he donned at the NFL draft, new Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. held up his No. 56 jersey while posing for pictures Saturday.
And ode to Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor? Not even close.
Try former college running backs Reggie Bush (No. 5) and Greg Jones (No. 6).
Fowler harkened back to his days as a high school running back and decided to wear No. 56 with the Jaguars. He wore No. 6 in college at nearby Florida, but since he couldn’t have that in the NFL, he turned to his biggest childhood idols.
Fowler grew up in St. Petersburg and wanted to be like Bush, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner from USC, and Florida State standout Jones.
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