After holding out for 27 days in an effort to force the Jacksonville Jaguars to sign him to a lucrative contract extension, it appears that perennial Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew is ready to be traded and end his stint with the team.

With other premier running backs Ray Rice (Baltimore Ravens), LeSean McCoy (Philadelphia Eagles), Chris Johnson (Tennessee Titans), Arian Foster (Houston Texans) and Marshawn Lynch (Seattle Seahawks) inked new deals, the next in line was without a doubt thought to be Jones-Drew.

Despite injury problems throughout the years, Jones-Drew has been a solid contributor for the Jaguars and arguably the team’s best player ever since being drafted by Jacksonville out of UCLA. Unfortunately, the Jaguars are unwilling to budge on a new deal for Jones-Drew at this point in time as they continue to refuse to pay him the money he deserves.

Obviously, with the start of the NFL regular season right around the corner and no progress on contract talks, the next step is a trade. Apparently, Jones-Drew is more than willing to be traded and not many can blame him considering the situation with a team that appears to be going nowhere with or without him coming out of the backfield.

Now the ball will be in the Jaguars’ court as the front office must decide whether or not to trade or agree to an extension with their star player before this holdout continues into Week 1 of the regular season.

There’s no question that Jones-Drew has earned the right to a new contract with the numbers he’s put up over the last few years, but it remains uncertain whether or not the team will budge on their stance with the perennial Pro Bowler.

It’ll be interesting to see how this pans out with the disgruntled star running back and struggling NFL franchise failing to see eye-to-eye.

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