Laurent Robinson, Chad Henne Join The Jaguars

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Initial word of the deal came from Tania Ganguli of the Florida Times-Union:

Shortly thereafter, NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora added that Henne’s contract is a two-year deal.

For more on the signing, be sure to check out Jaguars blog Big Cat Country.

The move fills a massive area of need for the Jaguars, who were carried by their defense a year ago. The Jaguars ranked 11th in the NFL in points allowed per game (20.6) and ranked sixth in yards allowed per game (313.0).

In his fourth NFL season, Mincey broke out. His 8.0 sacks and 57 tackles more than doubled his career totals. He also had four forced fumbles.

NFL free agent season is now underway. Players all over the country will be meeting with teams in the coming weeks as the scramble to field the best possible squad in 2012 begins in earnest.

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Osgood signed with the Jaguars in 2010 after earning a third All-Pro selection for his special-teams work. But he has failed to reach those loft heights since and he only made eight tackles in 2011, while appearing in just 12 games, which tied a career low.

Offensively, he’s never really put up significant numbers since 2004. But his five catches and 42 yards hardly made him a viable option there.

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The $2.9 million guaranteed is likely around the same price the Jaguars would pay Scobee for the season under a new long term contract.

For all news and information regarding the Jacksonville Jaguars and their offseason moves, please visit Big Cat Country.

For all news and information regarding the Jacksonville Jaguars and their offseason moves, please visit Big Cat Country.

For more on the Jags offseason, check out Jacksonville Jaguars blog Big Cat Country.