The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed former Kansas City Chiefs

running back Jamaal Charles to help during Leonard Fournette‘s absence.The 31-year-old Charles worked out for the team Tuesday morning and signed a one-year contract in the afternoon.The Jaguars (3-2) lost third-string running back Corey Grant (foot) for the season and expect to be without Fournette for several more weeks. Grant was placed on injured reserve DJ Chark Jersey , opening a roster spot for Charles.Charles should be able to pick up the offense quickly and make an immediate contribution Sunday at Dallas (2-3) while playing behind T.J. Yeldon.Charles spent nine years in Kansas City and played 14 games with Denver last season. He has 7,556 yards rushing and 44 touchdowns, plus 2,586 yards receiving and 20 more scores.The Jaguars also signed rookie running back Dave Williams off Denver’s practice squad and released first-year back Brandon Wilds, who was a non-factor with the ball and a liability as a blocker.The team also placed Austin Seferian-Jenkins on injured reserve and promoted fellow tight end David Grinnage from the practice squad to the active roster.The Jags also signed rookie tight end Pharoah McKever to the practice squad.___ The NFL’s loudest trash talker has little to say after consecutive lopsided losses.Jacksonville Jaguars All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey delivered a repeat performance Thursday from his postgame news conference that followed a 40-7 loss to Dallas four days earlier.Ramsey drew sharp criticism for offering short answers in the locker room after the 33-point drubbing, mostly because he’s been so vocal 鈥?and critical 鈥?of fellow NFL players this year. He was equally succinct during his weekly media session in advance of Sunday’s game against Houston.More Jacksonville Jaguars newsJaguars hope newcomer RB Carlos Hyde helps Blake Bortles get back on trackJaguars will be without A.J. Bouye, 2 more cornerbacks against Eagles in LondonJaguars view annual game in London as key component of franchise’s growthDespite slump https://www.jaguarsfanstore.com/Dede-Westbrook-Jersey , Jaguars sticking with Blake Bortles as starting QBTempers flare in Jaguars’ locker room after lopsided loss to TexansQ: Where is the confidence level this week on defense? Still have confidence you guys can bounce back?A: We’ll see.Q: What are your thoughts about going up against Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins?A: Same as usual.Q: What’s that?A: Same as it’s always been. My past two years, y’all have asked me the same question. Well, last year y’all asked me. Next question.Q: Is Hopkins one of the guys you like going up against?A: Yeah.Q: Why?A: Uh, just a good matchup.Q: You guys have always had confidence and now it’s, ‘We’ll see’. Why such a change?A: We’ve still got confidence, but we’re going to see how the game goes.Q: What did you see from quarterback Deshaun Watson in the opener last year and on tape this year?A: Really good.Ramsey spoke for a little more than a minute Thursday. His media session after the loss to the Cowboys was a few seconds longer.Neither compared to the verbose jabs Ramsey has taken against Kansas City “return specialist” Tyreek Hill and New England cornerback Stephon Gilmore in recent weeks.The third-year player and fifth overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft also ripped several NFL quarterbacks in an interview with GQ magazine this summer.Ramsey called Buffalo Bills rookie Josh Allen “trash” and said Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was “overrated.” Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, Indianapolis’ Andrew Luck and Eli Manning of the New York Giants also got less-than-stellar reviews. Ramsey called Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger “decent at best.”Ramsey also praised several QBs Jermey Parnell Color Rush Jersey , including Watson.A few weeks later, Ramsey upset a number of hockey players and their fans by saying he could play in the NHL despite having never skated.The Tennessee native has 21 tackles and two pass breakups this season, part of a defense that allowed 802 yards, 63 points and 49 first downs in consecutive road losses to Kansas City and Dallas.