Jalen Ramsey’s agent came to his defense Friday after the Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback was called out by team president Tom Coughlin for his absence from voluntary workouts.
While Coughlin did not mention Ramsey by name, the cornerback was one of two Jaguars players absent from the voluntary offseason conditioning program, and the team president made it very clear that he was not at all happy with his absence. This is despite the fact that Ramsey’s father runs a training facility in Nashville, which is where Ramsey spent last season working out.
Ramsey’s agent David Mulugheta made quite clear on Twitter on Friday that the workouts were voluntary, and Ramsey is doing what he needs to do.
To be clear, Jalen Ramsey is exactly where Jalen should be during his off season. He’s spending time with his young daughter & family while training in his hometown of Nashville. In addition the Jags are fully aware of why he is not taking part in the voluntary off season program
— David Mulugheta (@DavidMulugheta) April 19, 2019
It’s another instance of Coughlin’s notoriously old-school mentality clashing with reality. While teams would certainly prefer that all players show up for all offseason programs, the workouts are voluntary for a reason. Ramsey appears to be doing the work he needs to do elsewhere, as his agent notes, and Coughlin just looks bad calling this out publicly.
