Tony Khan gets his first taste of the ring on AEW as the Jaguars leader is ‘knocked out’ by piledriver before his ‘worried’ father and Fulham owner Shad Khan rushes to his side… all ahead of the impending NFL draft.

Jaguars executives may not be at full strength for Thursday’s NFL Draft after the team’s head of football strategy suffered a Meltzerdriver during the All Elite Wrestling show Wednesday in Jacksonville.

Tony Khan, the son of Jags owner Shad and owner of AEW, got his first taste of kayfabe wrestling with the help of late 90210 actor Luke Perry’s son Jack, who was returning from a recent suspension.

The scene involved Nick Jackson, one of the “Young Bucks”, jumping from the top rope and onto the restrained Tony, who appeared stunned by the impact.

The dramatic episode ends with Shad – who owns both Fulham and the Jaguars – rushing to the ring to check on his allegedly injured son.

Wrestling fans will have to tune in to Thursday’s NFL Draft to see if Tony is wearing a neck brace or is completely absent from the team’s war room.

Shad Khan rushes to his son’s side after Tony suffers a ‘Meltzerdriver’ on Wednesday

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For Tony, this was his first real in-ring action. But real or not, the piledriver comes at a time when the team is preparing to pick 17th overall in the NFL Draft.

Specifically, Tony is counted on to help quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Thursday, and that could come in the form of wide receiver.

The Jags have selected nine wideouts in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft in their three-decade existence, and only two of those guys (DJ Chark and Allen Robinson) have notched 1,000-yard seasons and only one ( Marqise Lee) signed a second contract. with Jacksonville.

It’s a period of mind-blowing futility that the Jags hope to end in 2024. General manager Trent Baalke and coach Doug Pederson are expected to attempt to change the franchise’s fortunes at the position during this weekend’s NFL Draft next.

The Jaguars have five of the first 116 picks, including three scheduled for the first two nights of the draft.

Cornerback remains the team’s top need after releasing starter Darious Williams and opting not to re-sign nickelback Tre Herndon. Jacksonville also has fellow player Tyson Campbell entering the final year of his rookie contract.

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Baalke responded by signing journeyman Ronald Darby to a two-year, $8.5 million contract in free agency, but Darby is far from a staple for new defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen. Alabama’s Terrion Arnold or Toledo’s Quinyon Mitchell would make the most sense with the 17th overall pick.

But no one should be surprised if Jacksonville takes a receiver there, either.

The Jaguars lost Calvin Ridley to rival Tennessee in free agency, and Zay Jones is entering the final year of his contract; he signed a three-year, $24 million contract in 2022.

Baalke landed Gabe Davis from Buffalo on a three-year, $39 million contract last month, but Davis is seen more as an upgrade on Jones than a replacement for Ridley. Drafting a receiver early seems like a no-brainer, especially as the Jaguars continue to build around quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

LSU’s Brian Thomas Jr. and Texas’ Xavier Worthy could be options at 17. Regardless, the Jags can only hope he proves better than all of their other first-round receivers.

They missed R. Jay Soward in 2000 and have been chasing him ever since. Their list of receivers includes Reggie Williams (2004), Matt Jones (2005), Mike Sims-Walker (2007), Justin Blackmon (2012), Allen Robinson (2014) and Lee (2014).

The most recent failures are Chark (2018) and Laviska Shenault (2020).