As the 2016 season slowly gets closer and closer it often seems like the pressure continues to mount on Jacksonville Jaguars pass rusher Dante Fowler Jr. The 2015 first round pick that hasn’t taken a snap yet is still capable of commanding plenty of attention across the league, which is both good and bad.
After tearing his ACL in the summer before his first season, expectations stayed high. Fowler was, after all, still young and capable of rebounding from an injury that is becoming far less daunting than it was just 10 years ago.
After a 5-11 season and major exposure of a mediocre defense, plenty of attention was turned toward Fowler and the pass rushing “leo” spot on Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley’s defense.