<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-steelers-linked-potential-deandre-hopkins-christian-kirk-trade-pursuits');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Steelers linked to DeAndre Hopkins, Christian Kirk trades');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Steelers-linked-to-potential-DeAndre-Hopkins-Christian-Kirk-trade-pursuits.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Steelers linked to DeAndre Hopkins, Christian Kirk trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T08:13:03-07:00">September 25th, 8:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T08:13:03-07:00">September 25th, 8:13am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting at 3-0 after their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-justin-fields-numbers-chargers-blitz-promising-sign-development">Week 3 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers</a>. This has the franchise thinking playoffs and maybe even more, which means the Steelers may be in the trade market ahead of the Week 9 NFL trade deadline. With the new Steel Curtain defense dominating, the team could look to upgrade on offense to help Justin Fields, which is why the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/41417187/nfl-week-4-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-tips-predictions-questions" rel="noopener">latest rumors are that the team could be in deals</a> for wide receivers DeAndre Hopkins from the Tenessee Titans or Christian Kirk from the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><p>“The Steelers’ offense is probably still a little short is at wide receiver, where George Pickens is the nominal No. 1 by default but is still working on being a consistently reliable part of the offense. The Steelers were active on the wide receiver market in the offseason — remember, they had a real chance to land Brandon Aiyuk had the 49ers not been able to extend him — and I expect them to continue to monitor the receiver trade market as the deadline approaches,” ESPN reporter Dan Graziano reports. “Tennessee’s DeAndre Hopkins and Jacksonville’s Christian Kirk are two veterans who could conceivably become available and might be appealing to the Steelers if their teams continue to lose and fall out of the playoff race.”</p><p>Bringing in another receiver to complement Pickens makes a lot of sense, and with the Titans and Jaguars seasons going down the drain, the Steelers could likely trade for Hopkins or Kirk for a decent price. And if the franchise does bring these in, it could mean big things for Fields.</p><h2><b>Justin Fields is developing into a winning QB for the Steelers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Justin-Fields-Russell-Wilson.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-arthur-smith-reveals-russell-wilson-beat-justin-fields">plan was to start Russell Wilson</a> to begin the 2024 season, an injury forced the Steelers to start 25-year-old signal-caller Justin Fields instead.</p><p>So far, this is working out well.</p><p>“The Steelers have been very happy with Justin Fields’ performance at quarterback, including the way he has executed the game plans and been able to take on more and more as the weeks have gone on,” Graziano also writes. “They believe their young group is learning how to win, and Fields looks like the starter for the foreseeable future.”</p><p>Fields is 3-o as the starter with a 73.3 percent completion rate with 518 yards passing, two passing touchdowns, one interception, 90 rushing yards, and a rushing touchdown. These aren’t exactly Josh Allen numbers, but with the Steelers defense playing like it is, they are enough to pile up the wins.</p><p>Adding another veteran receiver to the mix ahead of the NFL trade deadline could help even more.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Steelers linked to DeAndre Hopkins, Christian Kirk trades

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-christian-kirks-latest-wake-up-comments-will-fire-up-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Christian Kirk’s latest ‘wake up’ comments will fire up Jaguars fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jaguars-news-Christian-Kirks-latest-wake-up-comments-will-fire-up-Jacksonville-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Christian Kirk’s latest ‘wake up’ comments will fire up Jaguars fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-21T08:40:44-07:00">May 21st, 8:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-21T08:41:31-07:00">May 21st, 8:41am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Christian Kirk is fired up, and wants fans to be excited too. Kirk says he’s ready to lead the receiver room this season for a Jaguars team thirsting for a Super Bowl championship.</p><p>“Ready to <a href="https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/sports/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/christian-kirk-returns-healthy-and-ready-to-lead-the-jaguars-receiving-room/77-51cb58a9-6392-43f6-922c-485e6e5a66a1" rel="noopener">wake some people back up</a> and remind them of the type of player I am,” Kirk said, per First Coast News. “I feel like the offseason has been forever for me. Injuries are more mentally challenging than anything. It tests your mental, but kind of callus your mind into putting yourself in uncomfortable situations and pushing through.”</p><h2>Kirk’s tenure in Jacksonville</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Christian-Kirk-makes-a-catch-for-the-Jaguars.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Kirk had a difficult year in 2023 for Jacksonville. The receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-return-groin-surgery">missed the last five games</a> of the year due to an injury. He underwent core muscle surgery following the season. It was a hard pill to swallow for the team, as the Jaguars missed the NFL playoffs by just a hair. Kirk is one of the most experienced players in the receiver room, and wants to be a leader for the team.</p><p>“Biggest part about being a leader is knowing the people that you’re leading and knowing how they respond to certain things. Adverse situations. Whether it’s coaching or advice. So, just being an open book for them and giving them my experiences that I’ve had, and giving them all the tools that I can to help them be successful,” Kirk added.</p><p>The Jaguars <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-zay-jones-visit-highlights-deep-family-ties">no longer have</a> Zay Jones or Calvin Ridley, so Kirk is likely to get a lot of targets this year. The receiver has been quite productive for the team in the past. Last season, he had 787 receiving yards, despite missing the team’s last five games. He also earned 57 receptions for the Jaguars.</p><p>It was his second season with the team. He finished his first year in Jacksonville with more than 1,100 yards receiving, in 2022. In two seasons in north Florida, Kirk has 11 touchdown catches. Before coming to the Jaguars, Kirk played for the Arizona Cardinals for four seasons.</p><h2>Jaguars’ 2024 outlook</h2><p>The Jaguars have tremendous expectations in 2024. The team has a healthy Trevor Lawrence, who played the last several weeks of the previous season with a hurt shoulder. Kirk is also back in the swing of things. The Jaguars used their first-round draft pick to add talent to their offense, selecting LSU football wide receiver Brian Thomas. Thomas and Kirk are surely going to be relied upon to come up with a lot of receptions. Jacksonville also added Gabe Davis to help their receiver room.</p><p>The Jaguars finished the 2023 campaign with a 9-8 record, second in the AFC South. Jacksonville is searching for its first Super Bowl championship in franchise history. The team last made the playoffs in 2022, but has made the postseason only once in the last five years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Christian Kirk’s latest ‘wake up’ comments will fire up Jaguars fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-planning-massive-christian-kirk-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars planning massive Christian Kirk move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jacksonville_planning_massive_Christian_Kirk_move.webp"></figure><h1>Jaguars planning massive Christian Kirk move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-06T09:42:29-08:00">January 6th, 9:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-06T09:49:25-08:00">January 6th, 9:49am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Ben Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars might have a key weapon back when they play the Tennessee Titans in Week 18 of the NFL season. The Jaguars are activating wide receiver Christian Kirk from <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1743673118349017349">injured reserve</a>, per NFL Network. Kirk is listed as questionable for the game.</p><p>If Kirk does end up playing, it would be a miraculous recovery and return to the field. Only a month ago, the star wide receiver was undergoing core muscle surgery. Kirk is considered a game-time decision for the Jaguars-Titans contest. He hasn’t played since a game in Week 13 against the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p>The Jaguars could certainly use Kirk against the Titans. The Jaguars <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-trevor-lawrence-pushing-play-week-18-theres-catch" rel="noopener">need a win</a> on Sunday to clinch the AFC South division and head to the AFC Playoffs. Kirk had played a major role this season in the Jaguars’ offense, with 787 receiving yards before getting hurt. He has two 100-yard receiving games this season, with three touchdowns.</p><p>Kirk is in his second season with the Jaguars. He had more than 1,000 yards receiving with the team in 2022, finishing the season with 1,108 yards and 8 touchdowns. Before he came to Florida, he spent 4 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Before he went <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-return-groin-surgery" rel="noopener">down with injury</a>, Kirk was on track for another 1,000 yard season receiving. He’s third on the team in receiving yards.</p><p>The Jaguars are 9-7 on the season, heading into the Titans game. The team had struggled through a four-game losing streak before defeating the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 31, 26-0.</p><p>The Jaguars and Titans play on Sunday. The game kicks off at 1:00 Eastern. The Titans enter the game with a 5-11 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars planning massive Christian Kirk move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-return-groin-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaguars star Christian Kirk’s return drawing near after groin surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jaguars_news_Christian_Kirk_s_return_drawing_near_after_groin_surgery_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Jaguars star Christian Kirk’s return drawing near after groin surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-05T09:28:34-08:00">January 5th, 9:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-05T09:28:34-08:00">January 5th, 9:28am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars will play the Tennessee Titans in Week 18. Sunday’s Jaguars-Titans affair is a crucial contest with the NFL playoffs right around the corner, and Jacksonville <a href="https://twitter.com/CameronWolfe/status/1743303511322890616" rel="noopener">may receive a key reinforcement</a> in wide receiver Christian Kirk, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.</p><p>“Jaguars WR Christian Kirk (groin surgery) progressing well and hitting his old practice benchmarks. Decision to be made by Saturday afternoon if he’s activated off injured reserve to play vs. Titans. Trevor Lawrence has immense trust in Kirk. Jags offense much better w/ him,” Wolfe wrote on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>The 27-year-old receiver has appeared in 12 games during the 2023 season. As Wolfe noted, Kirk has been out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-christian-kirk-breaks-silence-on-injury" rel="noopener">after undergoing groin surgery</a>. Overall, Kirk has recorded 57 receptions for 787 yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>Kirk has reportedly been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-opens-practice-window-christian-kirk-massive-week-18-contest" rel="noopener">trending in a positive direction</a> and his chances of playing in Week 18 have increased as a result. Jacksonville holds a 9-7 record entering the final week of the season. Although they have good odds of clinching a playoff berth, nothing is set yet.</p><h2><b>Jaguars looking to clinch playoff berth</b></h2><p>Christian Kirk’s return from injury would obviously help matters. The Jaguars are currently the No. 4 seed in the AFC, and are tied with the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans atop the AFC South. The Jaguars will be in a fine position as long as they win Sunday.</p><p>A loss, though, would complicate matters to say the least. They could still reach the postseason with a defeat in Week 18 but that would depend upon other contenders’ performances.</p><p>We will continue to monitor and provide updates on Christian Kirk’s injury status as they are made available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaguars star Christian Kirk’s return drawing near after groin surgery

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He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jacksonville Jaguars have a must-win Week 18 matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-doug-pederson-reaction-week-18-titans" rel="noopener">against the Tennessee Titans</a>. They did get some good news, though, as the latest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-places-christian-kirk-on-ir-after-suffering-core-injury" rel="noopener">Christian Kirk injury</a> update is that the team has opened the wide receiver’s practice window, paving the way for him to possibly play in Week 18 and the playoffs, should Jacksonville make it.</p><p>“The #Jaguars have opened WR Christian Kirk’s 21-day practice window to return from IR,” NFL Network insider Tom Peliserro <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1742554055908495636" rel="noopener">reported on Wednesday</a>.</p><p>Opening the practice window doesn’t necessarily mean a player will be back soon, though. Once a team makes this move, they have 21 days to elevate the player back to the 53-man roster or return him to IR, ending his season.</p><p>Christian Kirk suffered a core muscle injury in Week 13 against the Cincinnati Bengals and hasn’t played since having surgery shortly after. Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson hasn’t given a definitive update on the WR’s return, but he also hasn’t fully ruled him out for Week 18.</p><p>Getting Kirk back for the final game would be huge, as backup quarterback CJ Beathard or Trevor Lawrence — who could return after missing Week 17 with a shoulder injury — will need all the help he can get.</p><h2><b>Jaguars playoff scenarios</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jaguars_news_Doug_Pederson_s_3-word_reaction_to_team_s_situation_ahead_of_Week_18_clash_vs_Titans.webp"></figure><p>The Jaguars need a win in Week 18 against the Titans to make the playoffs.</p><p>To win the AFC South, the scenario is simple. The Jaguars win and they’re in. They can also clinch the division if they, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Houston Texans all tie.</p><p>If they do tie, they can also get in as a Wild Card with a Pittsburgh Steelers loss or tie. Or, if they lose, a Steelers loss, a Denver Broncos loss or tie, and the Colts and Texans doing anything but tying gets them in.</p><p>Overall, NFL.com gives the Jaguars a 73% shot of making it now and a 22% chance if they lose. So, the Jags need to take care of business, get the W, and move on to the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
35.8	438.7	2.9	33

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
35.8	438.7	2.9	33

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