The Jaguars have announced their moves to reduce their roster to 53 players.
Jacksonville waived linebacker Yasir Abdullah, quarterback Joey Aguilar, defensive tackle Tommy Akingbesote, defensive lineman T.J. Bollers, wide receiver Brady Boyd, receiver Chandler Brayboy, linebacker Amari Burney, offensive lineman Jerome Carvin, defensive end Quindarius Dunnigan, tight end Patrick Herbert, cornerback Preston Hodge, defensive tackle Jalen Hunt, Kiser, offensive lineman Ricky Lee, linebacker Jalen McLeod, offensive lineman Timothy McKay, cornerback Jabbar Muhammed, safety Devin Neal Jr., offensive lineman Jimto Obidegwu, receiver Trebor Peña, safety Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, running back J’Mari Taylor, safety Trevian Thomas, receiver Michael Wortham, and offensive lineman Kilian Zierer.
The club waived quarterback Carter Bradley and defensive tackle Kelvie Rose with an injury designation.
The Jags released cornerback Corey Ballentine, offensive lineman Geron Christian Jr., running back DeeJay Dallas, offensive lineman Chuma Edoga, receiver Tim Jones, quarterback Nick Mullens, offensive lineman Sam Mustipher, linebacker Baylon Spector, and receiver Austin Trammell.
Offensive lineman Patrick Mekari and defensive end Zach Durfee were both placed on injured reserve with a designation to return.
The team also traded tight end Hunter Long to the Cardinals. Jacksonville also sent a 2028 seventh-round pick to Arizona in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick.
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In the aftermath of the Quinn Ewers trade, the Jaguars are letting go of one of their quarterbacks.
Jacksonville is releasing Nick Mullens, according to a report from NFL Network.
Mullens, 31, joined the Jaguars in March 2025 on a two-year deal. He appeared in five games for the club last season, completing all three of his passes for 19 yards.
Mullens spent the previous three seasons with the Vikings, starting three games in 2023.
Having entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2017, Mullens has appeared in 38 career games with 20 starts for San Francisco, Cleveland, Minnesota, and Jacksonville.
Aside from Ewers and starter Trevor Lawrence, the Jaguars also have Carter Bradley and rookie Joey Aguilar at quarterback with rosters set to be reduced to 53 players by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.
The Jaguars and Cardinals have agreed to a trade.
NFL Media reports that the Jaguars will send tight end Hunter Long to Arizona. There’s no word on the compensation heading back to the Jags in the deal.
Long joined the Jaguars last year and had 12 catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns in nine games. He was a Dolphins third-round pick in 2021 and was sent to the Rams as part of the Jalen Ramsey trade ahead of the 2023 season.
The Cardinals have Trey McBride as their top tight end, but Tip Reiman is on the physically unable to perform list and would miss at least four games if he remains on it through the cut to 53 players.
UPDATE 11:08 a.m. ET: Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports the Cardinals will send the Jaguars a 2028 sixth-round pick and receive a 2028 seventh-rounder along with Long.
The growing trend of NFL teams keeping their quarterbacks out of the preseason has reached the point where more than one-third of starting quarterbacks did not take a single snap in this year’s preseason.
The reasons were different for different teams: Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Colts quarterback Daniel Jones are recovering from season-ending injuries. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson haven’t played in the preseason in years, across multiple coaching staffs. Rams coach Sean McVay is perhaps the most cautious coach in the league when it comes to avoiding preseason injuries, so of course reigning MVP quarterback Matthew Stafford didn’t play.
But the result is the same: If you’re tuning into a preseason game, you’re increasingly likely to see backup quarterbacks exclusively, and if you see a starter at all, it will typically only be for a series or two.
Here’s the full list of teams that didn’t play their starting quarterbacks at all this preseason, via Mike Reiss of ESPN:
Seahawks: Sam Darnold.
Patriots: Drake Maye.
Cowboys: Dak Prescott.
Ravens: Lamar Jackson.
Steelers: Aaron Rodgers.
Colts: Daniel Jones.
Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence.
Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes.
Eagles: Jalen Hurts.
Lions: Jared Goff.
Saints: Tyler Shough.
Rams: Matthew Stafford.
Quinn Ewers is on the move.
According to a report from NFL Network, the Dolphins are trading Ewers to the Jaguars.
The two teams will swap Day 3 draft picks in 2028 to complete the deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
Ewers, 23, was a seventh-round pick in last year’s draft. He started three games for Miami late last season, with the club going 1-2 in those contests. He completed 66.3 percent of his passes for 662 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions in his four appearances.
The Dolphins have Cam Miller and Mark Gronowski remaining on their roster at quarterback behind starter Malik Willis.
The Jaguars had Nick Mullens, Carter Bradley, and rookie Joey Aguilar on their roster behind starter Trevor Lawrence.
The Jaguars appear to have avoided a major loss to their passing game on Tuesday.
Wide receiver Brian Thomas left practice after coming down hard on his left shoulder during a drill in the team’s joint practice with the Buccaneers. After the session, head coach Liam Coen said that Thomas is OK and that the team will now focus on making sure he stays that way for the start of the regular season.
“I think it’s alright,” Coen said, via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com. “Just came down on his shoulder. Holding him out was smart, keep him out and then get him go for Cleveland.”
Thomas had 48 catches for 707 yards and two touchdowns during his second season, which was seen as a bit of a disappointment given his rookie production. The Jaguars are hoping he bounces back in 2026 and it doesn’t look like Tuesday’s scare will get in the way of that.
The NFL’s second wave of “Rivalries” uniforms were unveiled on Tuesday.
All the teams from the NFC North and AFC South will wear the uniforms at some point during the 2026 season for a home game against a divisional opponent. They can be worn for games during the 2027 and 2028 seasons as well.
The first game to feature the new threads will come in Week 3 when the Colts don their new “Anvil Strike” look against the Texans. The Packers will debut their alternates in Week 5 against the Bears while Week 8 will see both the Jaguars and Lions throw on the new uniforms.
Week 10 will bring the Titans into the fold and the Texans will sport their alternate look when the Colts visit in Week 11. The Vikings will debut their rivalry outfits against the Lions in Week 15 and the Bears will be the last team to join the fun when they host Green Bay in Week 16.
Former NFL wide receiver Allen Robinson II announced his retirement on Monday.
Robinson, 33, did not play in the NFL last season.
He played for five times in his 11 seasons after the Jaguars drafted him in the second round in 2014. Robinson’s best season came in 2014 when he had 1,400 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, earning his only Pro Bowl honor.
Robinson had two 1,000-yard seasons in his four seasons with the Bears.
He played for the Rams in 2022, the Steelers in 2023 and the Lions in 2024.
Robinson finished his career with 565 catches for 7,058 yards and 43 touchdowns.
Jaguars Executive V.P. of Football Operations Tony Boselli is the newest member of the NFL’s competition committee.
Boselli, a Hall of Fame offensive tackle, is one of 12 members of the committee, which reviews issues such as playing rules, roster rules, game-day operations and player safety. The competition committee is very influential within the league, although rule changes are ultimately made by a vote of the owners, and the competition committee’s recommendations are not always followed.
The co-chairmen of the competition committee are former Falcons CEO Rich McKay and Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones.
In addition to Boselli, the other members of the committee are Bengals Executive V.P. Katie Blackburn, Giants owner John Mara, 49ers GM John Lynch, Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles, Rams coach Sean McVay, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, Broncos coach Sean Payton, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel.
The Jaguars have made a pair of roster moves on Sunday.
Jacksonville announced the club has signed defensive tackle Tommy Akingbesote.
A Cowboys seventh-round pick in 2025, Akingbesote did not make Dallas’ 53-man roster. He then spent time with Carolina and Buffalo on the practice squad.
He did not appear in a regular-season game as a rookie.
The Bills let him go last week.
As a corresponding move, the Jaguars waived cornerback Devon Marshall with an injury designation.
