Maurice Jones-Drew’s Choice to Forgo Retirement Will Lead to Bounce-Back Season

July 4, 2014   ·   Sean O'Donnell   ·   Jump to comments

It's been a wild ride for Maurice Jones-Drew over the past couple of seasons.
After six solid seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the running back suffered a season-ending foot injury in 2012 after only playing in six games.
He returned from injury last year but was obviously still dealing with the lingering effects, as he failed to record over four yards per carry in a season for the first time in his career.
Jones-Drew's 3.4 yard-per-carry performance in Jacksonville last season was enough for the Jaguars to allow the running back to hit the open market—even though he still showed glimpses of his old form at times in 2013:
The Oakland Raiders didn't hesitate, signing him to a three-year contract over the offseason to form a backfield duo alongside Darren McFadden.
Well, there was one more wrinkle to that story that went unknown until recently.
During an interview with Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, Jones-Drew made it known he contempl...

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