Jaguars: Why Calvin Ridley isn't thinking too much about being WR1
There's a new cool kid in the school and every single Jacksonville Jaguars fan knows it. Calvin Ridley, the standout wide receiver who has been away from the playing field since 2021, is about to make his NFL comeback while Trevor Lawrence throws him the football. But the thing is, he can't just waltz in […]
There's a new cool kid in the school and every single Jacksonville Jaguars fan knows it. Calvin Ridley, the standout wide receiver who has been away from the playing field since 2021, is about to make his NFL comeback while Trevor Lawrence throws him the football.
But the thing is, he can't just waltz in the building and take that #1 status away from Lawrence's best buddy last season, can he? Christian Kirk has earned his place and won't back down without a fight.
You might imagine that creates awkward or even tense situations between the two competitive players who want to be the top dog on offense. Well, Ridley says you'd be wrong about that.
"I've known Kirk since high school and we actually communicated early on when we first met each other," Ridley told reporters on Monday after an OTAs practice.
You love to hear it. This is the NFL, after all. For the Jaguars to reach the ultimate goal of going to the Super Bowl and bringing home the Lombardi Trophy, selfless attitudes will be an absolute must.
There's no room for unprofessionalism.
"A dude like that is never going to feel some type of way, I'm never going to feel some kind of say, so is Zay, we're never going to feel any type of way because we all are competing toward the same thing, trying to go to the playoffs, the Super Bowl," said Ridley. "If we do that, I'll know we all had something to do with it."
Beyond the great route-running and impressive play-making ability, this is what the Jaguars were banking on when they traded for the veteran wide receiver last year. With not even a game played in the teal and gold, he's already proving to be a leader on and off the playing field.
"I want to make him better, he wants to make me better," concluded Ridley.
