The Jacksonville Jaguars have been busy over the past couple of days. With the new NFL League Year officially opening at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, the Jaguars have agreed to terms with several unrestricted free agents, and also acquired defensive tackle Malcolm Brown via trade with the New Orleans Saints. The compensation for Brown from the Jaguars is still unknown at this point.
Below is the current list of new players coming to Jacksonville in 2021. The team officially announced it came to agreements with each of the following players (click on the links for more background on each player).
- Roy Robertson-Harris, defensive tackle
- Jamal Agnew, wide receiver/cornerback/return specialist
- Rudy Ford, safety
- Carlos Hyde, running back
- Phillip Dorsett, wide receiver
- Rayshawn Jenkins, safety
- Chris Manhertz, tight end
- Jihad Ward, defensive end
- Shaquill Griffin, cornerback
- Tyson Alualu, defensive end/defensive tackle
- Marvin Jones, wide receiver
- Malcolm Brown (via trade), defensive tackle
Additionally, the Jaguars have re-signed several players from the 2020 roster:
The Jaguars also released the following players:
- Quenton Meeks, cornerback
- Rashaan Melvin, cornerback
- Josh Nurse, cornerback
- Cameron Nizialek, punter
- Craig Reynolds, running back
- Dontavius Russell, defensive tackle
- Al Woods, defensive tackle
- Gabe Wright, defensive tackle
Lastly the following players from the 2020 roster officially became unrestricted free agents as of 4 p.m. today, and are free to sign with any team:
- Keelan Cole, wide receiver
- Dede Westbrook, wide receiver
- Chris Conley, wide receiver
- Chris Thompson, running back
- Mike Glennon, quarterback
- Tyler Eifert, tight end
- Eric Saubert, tight end
- D.J. Hayden, cornerback
- Greg Mabin, cornerback
- Josh Jones, safety
- Aaron Lynch, defensive end/linebacker
- Adam Gotsis, defensive end
- Abry Jones, defensive tackle
- Caraun Reid, defensive tackle
- Daniel Ross, defensive tackle
The Jaguars are also reportedly trading tight end Josh Oliver to the Baltimore Ravens.
Stay tuned to Big Cat Country for all of the latest free agency and roster news as it relates to the Jacksonville Jaguars.