Jaguars take ‘further steps’ to limit personal fouls

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—All those yellow flags thrown against the Jacksonville Jaguars have coach Doug Marrone seeing red.

The Jaguars (3-8) have been penalized 80 times, tying them for seventh in the NFL, and have been docked the fourth-most yards (751).

But Marrone’s main concern is that Jacksonville has been called for a league-leading 22 personal fouls, none more costly than running back Leonard Fournette’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty last week at

Buffalo.

Marrone is clearly frustrated with his team’s undisciplined ways.

“It has been addressed and obviously further steps have to be taken for us,” Marrone said.

Pressed for details, Marrone said he will “talk about it with the team.”

Fournette was tossed late in the third quarter Sunday and suspended one game without pay a day later for leaving the sideline, running across the field and instigating a fight with Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson. Fournette and Lawson exchanged punches before being separated.

“Just got to grow up, you know,” Jags defensive tackle Malik Jackson said. “I think he understands what he did and how he messed it up.”

Without the team’s best offensive player, Jacksonville failed to score from inside the Buffalo 1-yard line on first down and then got called for consecutive penalties that left the offense facing second-and-goal from the 17.