Tough break
Jaguars place Stewart on injured reserve; Howard signed
Posted: Wednesday September 23, 1998 03:50 PM
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The Jaguars will have to play without James Stewart this season AP |
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars
placed running back James
Stewart on the injured reserve list Wednesday and signed former
Michigan tailback Chris
Howard to take his place on the roster. Stewart was
diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his left knee Tuesday. He was
hurt in Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens, ending
what had begun as a solid season for the fourth-year veteran out of
Tennessee. Through two weeks, he had 218 yards rushing. His loss
left the Jaguars with a pair of rookie tailbacks -- Fred Taylor and Tavian Banks.
"Chris Howard is a young man and he certainly still is developmental,"
coach Tom Coughlin said. "A couple weeks into our system and I think he'll
be a guy who can be counted on. But I'm not going to say we're done with
our evaluations just yet." Howard was the Denver Broncos'
fifth-round draft pick, but he had a bad preseason, fumbling five times in
two games. The Broncos released him from their practice squad Tuesday,
allowing the Jaguars to step in.
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