Friend of the blog and Thursday Night Football crew member Shawn Kopelakis drops off another dispatch from the sidelines in the pros...
In his first game in the NFL last September, CJ Henderson intercepted likely future Hall of Famer Philip Rivers. Late in that game, Henderson broke up a pass intended for T.Y. Hilton on fourth down, securing the win for Jacksonville. The ninth overall pick of the 2020 draft, Henderson appeared headed toward a long, successful career in Jacksonville.
But on Monday, the Jaguars — who have not won a regular season game since that home opener — gave up on Henderson after just 10 games played, trading him to the Carolina Panthers along with a fifth-round pick for reserve tight end Dan Arnold and a third-rounder.