The closed wing Evan Engram has been released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to multiple reports.
Jacksonville saves almost $ 6 million by launching Agram despite $ 13.5 million in dead money.
The team spokesmen did not respond immediately to the confirmation application of Dailymail.com.
The former selection of the first 30 -year round of the New York giants had 47 receptions for 365 yards last season, but only achieved a touchdown in nine games.
A Georgia native who later starred in Ole Miss, Engram fought against the problems of the hamstrings in 2024, which made him lose four weeks at the beginning of the season. Although he had an performance of 10 and 102 yards in just 10 objectives in a defeat in October against the Chicago Bears, Engram had had mixed results during the next seven weeks before suffering a torn labr in week 14.
The launch of Agram is ahead of what is expected to be a deep class of wings closed in the NFL draft next month.
The closed wing Evan Engram has been released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to reports
Jacksonville Jaguars Center Mitch Morse (65) is heated before an NFL football match in 2024
And that was not the only news for the JAGS on Thursday when the Mitch Morse Center announced its retirement after 10 seasons in the League.
Morse, 32, had a remaining year with a $ 10.5 million contract signed a year ago in the free agency. I would have counted $ 5.4 million against Jacksonville's salary limit in 2025.
“The things that I will remember and appreciate more of my career are the relationships and ties that I created with my teammates, both inside and outside the field,” Morse said in a statement. “Nothing can replace that, and I will miss it a lot.”
The Chiefs wrote Morse in the second round in 2015. He spent four seasons in Kansas City and five in Buffalo before landing in Jacksonville. He said that wanting to play again for one of his former coaches, Doug Pederson, was a main reason why he signed with the Jaguars.
Jacksonville fired Pederson in January and since then has hired the former offensive coordinator of Tampa Bay, Liam Coen, as his replacement.
Now, the Jaguars desperately need a center while preparing for free agency next week. They wrote Luke Fortner in the third round in 2022, but brought Morse to replace him as the weak link in his offensive line.
Jacksonville could also address the position with one of its 10 selections in the NFL draft next month.
Morse thanked his three former teams and his family and added that he hopes to spend more time with them “while navigating retirement.”
He began the 156 games of his NFL career, including 13 in the postseason. His career record was 98-58, including 92-51 in the regular season.
Morse's departure could leave the Jaguars with two initial places to fill their line or because veteran right guard Brandon Scherff is a free agent. They also need to replace the Christian Kirk receiver, who is being changed to Houston. The agreement cannot be made official until the new year of the League begins next week.
The JAGS also exchanged the open receiver Christian Kirk to the Houston Texans for the selection of the seventh round.
On Wednesday, the Jaguars announced that they would launch Kirk when the NFL free agency period began on March 12. Instead, they found a suitor interested in the Texans and proceeded with commerce.
Kirk, 28, had 379 reception yards, 27 receptions and a touchdown in eight games last season before breaking his clavicle in week 8. He lost the rest of the season and entered the last year of his contract.
The 11 -inch 5 -inch container has a limit blow of $ 16.2 million in 2025 after signing a four -year contract, $ 72 million with the JAGs in 2022. He recorded 84 caught, 1,108 yards and eight touchdowns in his first season with the team, all the maximum race, when Jacksonville won the AFC South.
The last five games of the 2023 season was lost with an oblique injury and the Jaguars did not meet the low season expectations in 2024, stumbling with a record of 4-13.
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