The Jaguars started a new era for the team when they hired head coach Liam Coen and General Manager James Gladstone this offseason and they cut several ties to the previous regime while setting their first 53-man roster.
Four players who were drafted in 2024 were waived after their second summer with the team. Defensive lineman Jordan Jefferson and cornerback De’Antre Prince were both fourth-round picks, offensive lineman Javon Foster was a fifth-rounder, and defensive end Myles Cole came in the seventh round.
The Jaguars also waived 2023 fourth-round pick Tyler Lacy and, as previously reported, 2022 third-rounder Chad Muma. 2020 fifth-round safety Daniel Thomas was released.
- Jacksonville also waived or released tight ends Quintin Morris, Shawn Bowman, and John Copenhaver; offensive lineman Tremayne Anchrum, Jerome Carvin, Javon Foser, Ricky Lee, and Sal Wormley; wide receivers Trenton Irwin, Chandley Brayboy, Cam Campr, Darius Lassiter, Dorian Singer, and Eli Pancol; quarterbacks John Wolford and Seth Henigan; defensive linemen James Carpenter, Ethan Downs, Jabbar Muhammed, and Keivie Rose; linebacker Branson Combs; running backs Kevin Harris and Ja’Quinden Jackson; and defensive backs Keni-H Lovely, Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, Doneiko Slaughter, and Aydan White.
The Jaguars rounded out the moves by placing linebacker Jalen McLeod and safety Caleb Ransaw on injured reserve. McLeod has been designated for return.
Linebacker Chad Muma will not be around for a fourth season in Jacksonville.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Jaguars will waive Muma as part of their cut to 53 players on Tuesday.
Muma was a 2022 third-round pick by the team and he’s played in all but one of the team’s games since he was selected. Muma only started seven of those games, though, and the changes to the coaching staff and front office this offseason left him without any ties to the people who brought him to the team.
Muma had 94 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and three passes defensed during his time with the Jags.
The Jaguars are set to release one of the longest-tenured members of the team on Tuesday.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they will release safety Daniel Thomas as they make their way to the 53-player limit. Thomas joined the team as a fifth-round pick in 2020.
Thomas has seen most of his action in Jacksonville on special teams and has almost exclusively played that role over the last three seasons. He has 71 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery in 71 regular season games.
The Jaguars and the rest of the league’s teams need to make all of their roster moves by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans declined to give an update on running back Joe Mixon’s status at a press conference on Monday, but the Texans provided one a little later in the day.
Mixon was placed on the non-football injury list at the start of training camp and the team announced that he will be placed on the reserve version of the list at the cut to 53 players on Tuesday. The move will make Mixon unable to play in the first four games of the season.
The Texans open the season with games against the Rams, Buccaneers, Jaguars, and Titans.
Mixon injured his foot while he was away from the team ahead of camp and there’s been little discussion of when he might be able to play. Nick Chubb is in line to be the starting running back in Week 1 and a return to form early in the season could make it difficult for Mixon to get his job back if he’s cleared to return.
The various teams who are looking for potential backup quarterbacks have at their disposal a Pro Bowler (Tyler Huntley). They now have an option who has started and won a playoff game.
Via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, the Jaguars will be releasing veteran quarterback John Wolford.
He has started four career regular-season games. He also started a playoff game in January 2021, notching a 30-20 win over the Seahawks.
Wolford, undrafted in 2018, was a backup with the Buccaneers in 2023. He joined the Jaguars last season.
Various teams are looking to bolster their depth charts. The Jaguars undoubtedly called around in search of something/anything for his one-year, $1.17 million contract.
