JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jaguars defensive tackle Jordan Davis and safety Jessie Bates III, both acquired via trades this week, won't play at Tennessee on Sunday.
Coach Liam Coen made the announcement Friday, saying both players will get the weekend off primarily because neither has had a bye week.
Jacksonville (6-2) swapped two draft picks for each of them a day before Tuesday's trade deadline. The Jaguars already had their bye and close the season with nine consecutive games. Davis came from Philadelphia, which is on its bye. And Bates came from Atlanta, which has a bye next week.
So Coen decided the team would be best served by giving both players a weekend off and more time to get acclimated to new surroundings and a new defensive scheme. Neither newcomer practiced Wednesday or Thursday.
Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux, acquired from New Orleans the same day as Jordan and Bates, is expected to play against the Titans (1-7). Godchaux and the Saints had Week 8 off.
The Jags gave up a 2027 first-round draft pick and a 2029 second-rounder for Davis, who is expected to replace injured defensive tackle Davon Hamilton (knee/quad). They gave up a 2027 second-rounder and a 2028 fifth-rounder for Bates, who will step in for Eric Murray (elbow). Hamilton and Murray are out for the season.
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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis (90) hits New York Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy (18) in the head during the first half of an NFL football game in Philadelphia, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Ford will open the doors to its new Vault this weekend to some lucky gearheads and fans of history.
The 123-year-old carmaker on Saturday will allow select members of the public and employees into the Ford Vault to take a gander at everything from rare concept cars and Hollywood Mustangs to historic police cruisers and even a 1938 ambulance. Tickets were snapped up quickly, but Ford Motor Co. said there will be future showings.
“You don’t create an experience like this and a space like this and then hide it away,” said Ted Ryan, Ford’s Archives and Heritage Brand Manager. “We’re going to find a way to make it available to the car community in Michigan as soon as we can.”
Ford’s collection of historic vehicles once was housed at its Dearborn, Michigan, headquarters and other locations. Its vast new home, the Vault, is situated inside a former Amazon fulfillment center in Romulus, another Detroit suburb, and measures 79,000 square feet (7,339 square meters).
“I can tell you, after working here for a couple weeks, I'm averaging about 20,000 steps a day,” said Ryan.
The Vault brings together 125 of the Heritage Fleet's historically significant vehicles, including race cars, design concepts and vehicles tied to pop culture.
“Here, we can actually have a purpose-built space for the cars,” Ford Archives Manager Ciera Casteel said. “That's our legacy. That's what we do here. That is what this company is.”
Some highlights:
— A 2005 Mustang GT proof-of-concept that paved the way for the Shelby GT350. Engineers nicknamed it “Johnny Cash” (inspired by his song “One Piece at a Time,” about an autoworker who cobbles together a car out of mismatched parts). “It's like Frankenstein. Things have been bolted onto Johnny over the years. This is the first time he's ever been displayed,” Ryan said.
— The first three cars to cross the finish line at Le Mans in 1966, a race immortalized in the 2019 Matt Damon/Christian Bale film, “Ford v Ferrari.”
— A 1910 right-hand-drive Model T that was built in the U.K. and remained there until 2025, when it was added to the Heritage Fleet.
— A 1973 Mustang convertible used in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” The vehicle was sold in 1974, and remained in private ownership until Ford bought it last year. The body underwent a restoration in 1999, while the interior remains original.
The carmaker built the Vault to be a working archive, giving today’s designers and engineers access to the ideas and experiments that shaped the company as they work on what comes next.
“There's ‘surprise and delight’ moments throughout the building,” Ryan said.
Two of the cars that were among the first to cross the finish line at Le Mans in 1966 are on display inside the Ford Vault, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
A Ford Reflex concept vehicle is on display inside the Ford Vault Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
A 1910 Model T is on display inside the Ford Vault Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
A 1973 Mustang convertible used in an episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" is on display inside the Ford Vault Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
A 1965 Mustang that once served as an Indianapolis 500 pace car spins on a display near the entrance to the Ford Vault, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
