Jaguars sign workout rookies Jerome Junior, Beau Blankenship

Jaguars sign workout rookies Jerome Junior, Beau Blankenship

Published May. 17, 2014 6:07 p.m. ET
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed two workout rookies, adding safety Jerome Junior and running back Beau Blankenship.

Junior and Blankenship were two of 26 players who worked out during a two-day rookie minicamp that ended Saturday.

The Jaguars waived place-kicker Jeff Budzien and punter Chad Zinchini to make room for the newcomers on the 90-man roster.

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The 6-foot-1, 207-pound Junior transferred to Winston-Salem State in 2013 after four years at Connecticut. The Huskies dismissed him for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

The 5-foot-9, 206-pound Blankenship played his freshman season at Iowa State and was a three-year letterman at Ohio. He set a school record with 1,604 yards rushing as a junior and ran for 910 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in 2013.

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