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Posted: Saturday September 8, 2012 1:54PM ; Updated: Saturday September 8, 2012 2:10PM

Jones-Drew activated by Jaguars
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Maurice Jones-Drew has been activated and is expected to play vs. Minnesota

Jones-Drew, the NFL's leading rusher in '11, ended a 38-day holdout last Sunday

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Maurice Jones-Drew led the league in rushing last season with 1,606 yards.
Maurice Jones-Drew led the league in rushing last season with 1,606 yards.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have activated running back Maurice Jones-Drew and waived second-year running back Keith Toston.

The Jaguars had a roster exemption for Jones-Drew, who ended a 38-day holdout last Sunday. He is expected to play in Sunday's season opener at Minnesota.

Toston, a four-year letterman at Oklahoma State, spent the 2010 season with St. Louis. He signed with Jacksonville in August, carrying 22 times for 171 yards and a touchdown in the preseason. He had been competing with Jalen Parmele for a roster spot. Both made the 53-man roster, but only because Jones-Drew had not reported.

The Jaguars ended up keeping Parmele over Toston mostly because of special teams.

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