Hurns, who originally signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent from the University of Miami following the 2014 NFL Draft, surpassed 1,000 yards receiving with 10 touchdowns this past season. He did so playing through a sports hernia injury sustained in a Week 3 loss at New England.

While establishing himself as a critical member of an improving young offense, he did so not completely certain every week if he would be able to play. Hurns missed just one of the final 13 games, and that miss came at Tennessee December 6 because of a concussion.

"There were games I was warming up where I was saying, 'I'm not sure I'm going to make it this game,''' Hurns said. "I was just playing it week by week. I didn't know how far I was going to go. When I had the issue, I didn't know if I was going to finish the season. It was very tough."

Hurns credited fellow second-year receiver Allen Robinson with helping him play through the injury.

"He felt my pain," Hurns said. "He helped me a lot. He knew what I was going through."