The Jaguars continued to address their offensive line depth Friday.
They claimed center Jack Anderson off waivers, the team announced. The Colts waived Anderson on Thursday.
The Jaguars have Luke Fortner and Darryl Williams at the position behind Mitch Morse.
Anderson has played 15 career games with three starts in his time with the Colts (2023), Giants (2022-23), Eagles (2021-22) and Bills (2021).
In 2023, he saw action in one game with Indianapolis.
Anderson was originally selected by the Bills in the seventh round of the 2021 draft out of Texas Tech.
The Jaguars completed their rookie draft class signings Friday.
The team announced that first-round receiver Brian Thomas Jr. now is under contract. He was the final member of the nine-player draft class to sign.
Jacksonville traded back from No. 17 overall to No. 23, where it selected the LSU receiver.
In 2023, Thomas caught 68 passes for 1,177 yards and 17 touchdowns in 13 games. He helped quarterback Jayden Daniels win the Heisman Trophy.
Thomas earned third-team All-America honors and second-team All-SEC honors.
He finished his college career with 127 receptions for 1,897 yards and 24 touchdowns.
With Calvin Ridley moving on and the Jaguars releasing Zay Jones, Thomas and Gabe Davis are set to join Christian Kirk as Jacksonville’s top wideouts.
The Jaguars signed another draft pick on Thursday.
The NFL’s daily transaction wire brings word that second-round pick Maason Smith has signed his four-year rookie deal. One of the team’s nine picks — first-round wideout Brian Thomas Jr. — remains unsigned.
Smith and Thomas were teammates at LSU, but Smith missed all but one game of the 2022 season with a knee injury. He returned to start 12 games last year and finished the season with 28 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and two pass breakups.
Smith will work for snaps behind Arik Armstead and Roy Robertson-Harris on the interior of the Jaguars line.
The Jaguars typically play one regular-season home game per year in London. As the Jacksonville City Council explores a proposed stadium renovation deal, the group hopes to limit the overseas home games to that.
Via the Florida Times-Union, several council members have taken issue with the possibility of the Jaguars playing two international home games every four years, under the current 17-game season. Per the proposed deal, the Jaguars could play two international home games every other year if/when (when) the regular season expands to 18 games.
The Jaguars point out that the current lease has no limit on the number of home games that the Jaguars can play elsewhere, which taken to its extreme (if accurate) amounts to a license to relocate.
If the council can’t carve out that part of the deal reached between the team and Jacksonville mayor Donna Deegan, the options are simple: (1) approve the agreement in its entirety; or (2) reject it.
The Jaguars currently play two games per year in London — one as the home team and one as the road team.
Monday brought word that Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has signed a long-term contract extension and another player in line for a new deal discussed his hopes of doing the same later in the day.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said that he is keeping his focus on the field because he has “full belief that will take care of itself and that’s not something I need to worry about” heading into his fourth NFL season. While Lawrence isn’t anxious about the deal or staying away from OTAs in an attempt to force the issue, he would like to see things get wrapped up before the team starts training camp this summer.
“That would be ideal just to put it behind us and keep moving and feel good about that going into training camp,” Lawrence said. “But either way, like I said before, I have the same job.”
Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said last month that the team and Lawrence’s representatives have been working tirelessly on a new deal. The break between OTAs and training camp offers a chance to push things toward the finish line so all involved can put their full attention on reversing course after the team’s late collapse kept them out of the playoffs last season.
