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Howard

Howard was only on the roster for two weeks. He became expendable after the Jaguars drafted two defensive linemen, and then signed four more as UDFAs.

The Jags signed three players on Monday (also LB JoJo Dickson and K Sam Swank), and Howard is the only one with an outside chance to make the 53-man roster. A gifted but troubled prospect out of the Ivy League, Howard ran into legal problems just after the Titans drafted him with a seventh-round pick in 2010.

An undrafted free agent out of Brown last season, Howard has zero NFL snaps to his name. That isn’t likely to change in 2011.

A two-time All-Ivy League selection out of Brown, Howard made waves at the Combine with a ridiculous 39 reps in the bench press. Matthews is the son of Hall of Fame offensive lineman and Titans legend Bruce Matthews.

Working as a bouncer in April of 2009, Howard was accused of punching and kicking a customer at a bar. The charge will be expunged from Howard’s record if he steers clear of trouble for one year. The Brown University grad will not face discipline from the NFL.

A developmental project for defensive line coach Jim Washburn, Howard is an NFL-sized (6'3/293) tackle out of Brown University. The two-time All-Ivy League selection also put up a ridiculous 39 reps in the bench press. With Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle also drafted this year, the rookies have their bases covered if a Trivial Pursuit game breaks out in training camp.