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Jaguars training camp notebook: Tyler Shatley says this season will be his last

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 31: Tyler Shatley #69 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs out for introductions before the game against the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) (Mike Carlson, 2023 Getty Images)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.“It is hard to leave the game.”

Saying goodbye is hard, but Jaguars guard Tyler Shatley decided it is time for him to hang up the cleats after this season.

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This will be Shatley’s 11th season he started as an undrafted free agent from Clemson and didn’t expect to make it past training camp.

“I was expecting to go get a job somewhere,” said Shatley.

Turns out that 11 years later, his job is still the same block. The Jaguars have been a team filled with inconsistencies over the last 11 years, but Shatley has been Mr. Consistent. He has played in 145 games and currently holds the franchise record for the most consecutive games played at 140.

Now, Shatley wants one last go around before he hangs up those cleats and spends more time at home with his family.

“Every year for as long as I can remember I have been putting on pads come September,” he said.

It is going to be a tough change but Shatley wanted to make the decision early to make sure he could enjoy every moment, even the ones that are tough, and take it all in.

“I‘m going to enjoy the dog days of camp if there is a way to enjoy it is knowing that is won’t be back next year,” Shatley said.

Shatley and Cam Robinson are the only two players left from the Jaguars 2017 run into the AFC championship game. Shatley has seen a lot across Jags locker rooms and every year is different, but he said this year’s squad has major “potential.,”

“There is a buzz in the locker room we all know we have the potential,” he said.

Shatley did admit that, “Obviously every year you think it is your year” but maybe this one really could be. On paper, the Jaguars have the talent but only time will tell. It would be awesome if the Jags could have a fantastic season and send a guy like Shatley out on a high note.

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Jamal St. Cyr is an award-winning sports anchor who joined the News4Jax sports team in 2019.

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