Jaguars DE Dante Fowler had a helmet on for the first time in 380 days

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dante Fowler Jr. didn’t expect to have any trouble sleeping Sunday night.

Though the Jacksonville Jaguars were beginning organized team activities on Monday morning, Fowler didn’t see that as a big deal even though he missed his rookie season with a torn left ACL. He had already been on the field for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the offseason conditioning program.

However, he spent a lot of time staring at the ceiling.

“I actually did have trouble [sleeping],” Fowler admitted. “I found myself waking up. I tried to remember if I took a nap [earlier in the day] but I didn’t, so I knew what it was. I was just antsy and ready to get out here.”

That’s certainly understandable considering it had been 380 days since he suffered a torn left ACL on the first day of rookie minicamp a week after the Jaguars took the former Florida standout with the third pick in the 2015 NFL draft. He hadn’t worn a helmet since that day.

The Jaguars limited Fowler’s reps at defensive end on Monday and the plan is to do the same on Tuesday. If his knee handles the back-to-back days of work, he could be a full participant when the team gathers for the third OTA on Thursday.

Fowler did get some 11-on-11 work, including a play in which he beat left tackle Luke Joeckel with an inside move that would have resulted in a sack.

“It felt good just to get back out here and move around and just to showcase …

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