When the tampering period started, many fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars felt the team would mostly focus on the offensive side, but they took a pretty balanced approach. In the process, they were able to land the league’s leader in tackles, Foyesade Oluokun, as their second big addition, and it was clear from the jump that they had big plans for him.
On Thursday, the former Atlanta Falcon revealed what he thought would be his most important role within the defense, which will be to stop the run in an AFC South division that has rushers like Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor.
“I talked to [Defensive Coordinator] Mike [Caldwell], I said ‘What do you want to hang your hat on as a defense?’ Because obviously we have to be on the same page, him and I, with what he wants and me to portray that to the rest of the unit,” Oluokun said to the media. “He said he wants to stop the run. Obviously, we have a league or a conference where they run the ball well and it’s just more opportunity for me. I know how I feel, it’s definitely fun to go up against that kind of competition and that kind of talent. I tell myself a lot of times before I play a back that I feel like is good, if I go up against him, then I’ll be recognized, like I’ll get that respect and it’s just fun to play against those kinds of guys.”
