2024 marks the first year in which Trevor Lawrence is eligible for an extension. Franchise quarterbacks often ink new deals after their first three years in the league, which puts the 2021 first overall pick on track to secure a monster second contract relatively soon. Talks on a new deal have been taking place since at least April, and with the Josh Allen extension on the books the Lawrence situation represents Jacksonville’s top remaining financial priority. When he last spoke about the latter, general manager Trent Baalke preached patience based on the size and complexi ..read more

The Jaguars have made some notable additions to their defensive line this offseason, adding Arik Armstead via free agency and Maason Smith via the draft. However, the front office hasn’t done a whole lot to address their depth on the edge behind Josh Allen and Travon Walker. During a conversation with Juston Lewis of the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union, assistant general manager Ethan Waugh acknowledged that the organization needs to identify at least two more pass rushers if they hope to compete for a Super Bowl. The team’s depth is set to look a bit different in 2024. The Jaguars let K’Lavo ..read more

Two veteran DBs will make mid-offseason arrivals in Jacksonville. The team reached agreements with safety Terrell Edmunds and cornerback Tre Flowers on Thursday, adding some secondary depth. Flowers, 27, is following new Jags DC Ryan Nielsen from Atlanta. The veteran corner caught on with the Falcons, in what turned out to be Nielsen’s only Atlanta season, last May and worked as a part-time starter. Included in the October trade that sent Kevin Byard to Philadelphia, Edmunds also made a handful of starts in 2023. This will mark a third straight year in which Flowers has signed a one-year contr ..read more

Wednesday’s minor NFL moves: Atlanta Falcons: Signed: CB Anthony Johnson Denver Broncos Waived: S Cam Allen Jacksonville Jaguars Signed: Ty Summers Waived with injury designation: WR Wayne Ruby Minnesota Vikings Re-signed: DL James Lynch Lynch sat on the free agent market for quite some time, but his patience pays off. He’ll return to Minnesota for his fourth season with the team. He’s started three games for the Vikings in 28 game appearances over the last two years. Allen, a part of Denver’s 13-man undrafted free agent class, sees a short tenure with the Broncos come to an end. Once ..read more

The Colts‘ wide receiver room includes two starters acquired before Shane Steichen‘s arrival — Michael Pittman Jr., Alec Pierce — and the team made a three-year, $70MM commitment to its No. 1 target in March. Steichen is starting to put his stamp on the WR room, however, with the Colts having drafted Josh Downs in last year’s third round and Adonai Mitchell in this year’s second. As Chris Ballard continues to run Indianapolis’ draft, ESPN.com’s Stephen Holder notes Steichen “strongly advocated” for Mitchell in the second round. Mitchell is unlikely to stroll into a starting spot early, as Hold ..read more

Front offices around the NFL continue to chip away at their draft pick signings. That was no exception today, as a number of teams inked players to rookie contracts: Cincinnati Bengals DE Cedric Johnson (sixth round, Mississippi) Indianapolis Colts OT Matt Goncalves (third round, Pittsburgh) C Tanor Bortolini (fourth round, Wisconsin) Jacksonville Jaguars OT Javon Foster (fourth round, Missouri) DT Jordan Jefferson (fourth round, LSU) New York Jets RB Braelon Allen (fourth round, Wisconsin) QB Jordan Travis (fifth round, Florida State) RB Isaiah Davis (fifth round, South Dakota State) C ..read more

NFL teams often use rookie minicamp as an opportunity to bring in some veterans for workouts. Here are a few such instances of teams who invited some veteran free agents for the weekend: The Steelers invited a former division-rival in cornerback Anthony Averett, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Pittsburgh acquired veteran Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson in the trade that sent Diontae Johnson to Carolina, and Jackson is expected to start across from last year’s rookie starter Joey Porter Jr. Behind them, though, the team’s depth chart shows seventh-round rookie selection Ryan Watts and ..read more

Now in Year 3, the Doug Pederson-Trent Baalke partnership has most of its offseason roster in place. The Jaguars agreed to terms with 13 UDFAs. Here is the Jacksonville post-draft group: Shawn Bowman, TE (Rutgers) Andre Carter, DE (Indiana) Joshua Cephus, WR (UTSA) Brevin Easton, WR (Albany) Jalen Jackson, RB (Villanova) Steven Jones, OL (Oregon) Trey Kiser, LB (South Alabama) Lorenzo Lingard, RB (Akron) Andrew Parker Jr., LB (Appalachian State) Josh Proctor, S (Ohio State) Wayne Ruby, WR (Mount Union) Joseph Scates, WR (Memphis) David White Jr., WR (Western Carolina) A host of small-school ..read more

Mac Jones is set to finish out his four-year rookie contract with the Jaguars, who faced three fifth-year option decisions as a result of acquiring the former Patriots first-rounder. After exercising Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne‘s options, they will make the expected call of declining Jones’. The Jags will not extend Jones’ contract through 2025, according to ESPN.com’s Michael DiRocco. This would have meant a $25.66MM salary. Seeing as Jones is set to be Lawrence’s backup, the former No. 15 overall pick’s option loomed as a non-starter from the jump. Teams have until May 2 to exercise o ..read more

Zay Jones‘ time with the Jaguars has come to an end. The veteran wideout was released by Jacksonville on Tuesday, per a team announcement. Jones joined Jacksonville on a three-year, $24MM pact in 2022. During the first year of that accord, the 29-year-old posted career highs in receptions (82) and yards (823), scoring five touchdowns. The 2023 campaign did not go according to plan, however. Jones missed considerable time due to injury, and in December he was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. While the former Bill and Raider returned in time for the regular season finale, his ..read more