The tight winger Evan Engram was published by Jacksonville Jaguars, according to several reports.
Jacksonville saves nearly $ 6 million by publishing Engrand despite $ 13.5 million in dead money.
Team spokesperson did not immediately respond to the Dailymail.com confirmation request.
The former 30 -year -old Choice of New York Giants, aged 30, had 47 receptions for 365 yards last season, but only managed one hit on nine games.
Originally from Georgia who later played in Ole Miss, Engrand fought the problems of the hamstrings in 2024, which made him miss four weeks earlier in the season. Although it had a performance of 10 strokes and 102 yards on only 10 targets in a defeat in October against the Bears in Chicago, Engram had had mixed results in the next seven weeks before undergoing a torn end of the season labrum during week 14.
The release of Entram was to be ahead of what should be a deep class of tight ends during the NFL draft next month.
The tight wing Evan Engram was published by Jacksonville Jaguars, according to reports
The Jacksonville Mitch Morse (65) Jacksonville Jacksonville jaguars center before an NFL football match in 2024
And it 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, was a year on a $ 10.5 million contract he signed a year ago in a free agency. He allegedly counted $ 5.4 million against the Jacksonville salary ceiling in 2025.
“The things that I will remember and cherish the most of my career are the relationships and the links that I created with my teammates, both on the ground and out of the field,” said Morse in a statement. “Nothing can replace this, and I will miss it a lot.”
The chiefs drafted Morse in the second round in 2015. He spent four seasons in Kansas City and five in Buffalo before landing in Jacksonville. He said he wanted to play again for one of his former coaches, Doug Pederson, was a main reason why he had signed with the Jaguars.
Jacksonville dismissed Pederson in January and has since hired the former attacking coordinator of Tampa Bay, Liam Coen, his replacement.
Now the Jaguars desperately need a center while they are preparing for the free agency next week. They wrote Luke Fortner in the third round in 2022, but brought Morse to replace him as the weak link of their offensive line.
Jacksonville could also approach the position with one of his 10 choices in the NFL recovery next month.
Morse thanked his three old teams and his family and added that he is looking forward to spending more time with them “while I sail on retirement”.
He started the 156 games in his career in the NFL, including 13 in the playoffs. His career record was 98-58, including 92-51 in the regular season.
The departure of Morse could leave the jaguars with two starting places to be completed on their line O, because the veteran of the right goalkeeper Brandon Scherff is a free agent. They must also replace the receiver Christian Kirk, who is exchanged in Houston. The agreement cannot become official before the start of the new league year next week.
The jags also exchanged the wide receiver Christian Kirk in Houston’s Texans for a choice of seventh round.
On Wednesday, the Jaguars announced that they would leave Kirk when the free period of the NFL starts on March 12. Rather, they found a pretender interested in Texans and proceeded to exchange.
Kirk, 28, had 379 reception yards, 27 receptions and a hit in eight games last season before breaking his collarbone during week 8. He missed the rest of the season and entered the last year of his contract.
The 5 -feet 11 -inch wide wide draws a ceiling of $ 16.2 million in 2025 after signing a $ 72 million contract over four years with the Jags in 2022. He recorded 84 catches, 1,108 yards and eight affected in his first season with the team – all the career summits – while Jacksonville won the AFC South.
He missed the last five games of the 2023 season with an oblique injury and the jaguars did not meet the expectations of the offseason in 2024, falling on a file of 4-13.
The recruit Brian Thomas Jr. led Jacksonville in yards upon receipt (1,282) and affected (10) in 2024 – making the NFL top 10 in the two categories. Gabe Davis, Parker Washington, Devin Duvernay and Josh Reynolds are also on the depth board as a free agency and the approach of the NFL project.