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Legette and Browns S Rayshawn Jenkins were ejected for a brawl that left Legette on the ground, helmetless. It’s a bad look for a player who flopped in year one and is competing for targets with two other promising youngsters in Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker.

Jenkins will compete (along with Damontae Kazee) for a potential starting spot along side Grant Delpit in the Cleveland secondary. The Browns moved on from last year’s main starters at free safety, Rodney McLeod and Juan Thornhill. Ronnie Hickman, who played 463 defensive snaps last year, is the main competition for Jenkins and Kazee. Jenkins had a 58.0 PFF coverage grade with the Seahawks in 550 defensive snaps last year.

Jenkins was a Seahawks cap casualty in early March and this is the first known bit of outside interest in him. Seattle moved him into a substitute role after Week 6 in 2024. Jenkins will likely be a depth add trying to win a roster spot if he does end up signing in Cleveland.

Seattle will save just $2.5 million against the cap with this move. They had given Jenkins permission to seek a trade, but apparently nothing materialized. The 31-year-old was moved into a sub role with the Seahawks after Week 6 and simply wasn’t up to the run responsibilities he had been in his last few years with the Jaguars. He’s probably more suited for a backup role at this stage of his career, but it wouldn’t be a major surprise if he competed for a starting role in 2025.

Jenkins was a fourth-round pick of the Chargers back in 2017 and joined the Seahawks on a two-year contract last offseason. Jenkins started nine of the 13 games he appeared in for the Seahawks last season, totaling 53 tackles, two sacks, and one fumble recovery that he returned 102 yards for a score. Jenkins carries a $7.780 million cap hit next season, but can be cut for a savings of $5.280 million. Seattle would only take on a dead cap hit of $2.5 million if they do release Jenkins, meaning there’s a good chance his days with the Seahawks are done whether it’s by trade or release. At 31 years old, Jenkins days as an every-down starter may be coming to an end, but he could be reasonable depth on a different team.

Jenkins returned to practice earlier this week. Head coach Mike Macdonald said he expects Jenkins to play on Sunday. Jenkins was an every-down player before being placed on injured reserve with the hand issue. He had a scoop-and-score touchdown to go along with 38 tackles through six games.

Jenkins was an every-down player for Seattle before going down with a hand injury. He initially tried to play through it but was ultimately placed on injured reserve a month ago. He now has 21 days to be activated from injured reserve.

Jenkins was playing through a hand issue including using a club, but the injury appears to have worsened. He will not miss at least four games while on injured reserve. Jenkins has played on every defensive snap for Seattle this year and has a scoop-and-score touchdown to his name. Safety Ty Okada was signed from the practice squad to the active roster in a corresponding move.

Jenkins was a cap casualty for the Jaguars this offseason despite starting all 17 games for the team. He broke up nine passes, stole two interceptions, and tallied 101 tackles. He also added one sack and seven TFLs to his stat line. The Seahawks cut safeties Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams at the end of the year, leaving them with a sizable hole in their secondary. Jenkins should step into a starting role for the defense in 2024.

As the Jaguars continue to make moves to improve their cap situation, Jenkins becomes the latest casualty. Jenkins signed a four-year deal with the Jaguars during the 2021 offseason and has played in 48 regular season games for them. Last season, Jenkins totaled 101 tackles and two interceptions while also breaking up nine passes. His PFF coverage grade of 59.6 leaves much to be desired, but Jenkins still offers upside as a run-stopper and is valuable in the box, where he played 489 of his 1,099 defensive snaps.