JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 As if two-way player Travis Hunter doesn’t already have enough on his plate.<\/p>\n
The week before the Jacksonville Jaguars opened training camp, Hunter was photographed wearing a police vest<\/a> posing with Sheriff T.K. Waters and members of the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. It had the look of a ride-along, though Hunter wasn’t saying.<\/p>\n \u201cI was just out there just having fun with Sheriff T.K.,\u201d Hunter said Friday.<\/p>\n Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner out of Colorado whom the Jaguars made the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft, has enough to keep him occupied in training camp. Hunter is returning from injury, his rookie year ending two months into the season when he tore knee ligaments during noncontact drills<\/a>.<\/p>\n In seven games, he played 324 snaps at receiver and 162 snaps at cornerback. The plan to use him on both sides of the ball has not changed, especially after the Jaguars shored up the core of their secondary by re-signing Montaric \u201cBuster\u201d Brown<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n Hunter has been wearing a teal jersey for offense in three days of camp, with a white bib and his No. 12 he can slip on when he plays in the secondary.<\/p>\n \u201cHow do we balance his reps here, knowing that we\u2019re trying to ease him in, but he also at some point needs to get double the amount that a normal player gets,\u201d coach Liam Coen said. \u201cAnd so what does that ramp-up look like? We have it all kind of mapped out … on every single practice schedule, his reps are highlighted in here \u2014 where he\u2019s in, what plays he\u2019s in, where he\u2019s at on the field. We\u2019ve been extremely intentional about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Hunter, who had surgery Nov. 11 to repair the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, was limited during offseason workouts. But he used that time to build up some 10 pounds of muscle in his upper body and managed to get even faster.<\/p>\n He was clocked running at 22.6 mph<\/a> at the team’s facility last week.<\/p>\n \u201cI was a small guy coming in. Everybody was like, \u2019Gain weight, gain weight,\u2019\u201d Hunter said. \u201cI was scared at first. I’m like: \u2018Dang, I\u2019ve never played at this weight. I’m going to feel heavy, not going to be able to do what I do.’ Training and being able to put those months in \u2014 not just on the grass but in the weight room \u2014 just putting in extra work, it made me feel lighter on my feet when I finally touched the grass.\u201d<\/p>\n He looked like he was flying on grass when he ran the 22.6 mph \u2014 no pads, no one around him, not in a game \u2014 but it was another indication all was well.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m trying to hit 23 now,\u201d Hunter said. \u201cThat’s the next goal.\u201d<\/p>\n