As previously reported, the Jacksonville Jaguars were in the process of signing former Tampa Bay Bucs running back Dare Ogunbowale and completed the transaction Thursday morning. To make room for his addition, they placed running back Devin Ozigbo (hamstring) on injured reserve.
We have signed RB Dare Ogunbowale (@DGO23_) to the active roster.
To make room on the roster, we placed RB Devine Ozigbo (hamstring) on the reserve/injured list. pic.twitter.com/rBxksh3CaQ
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) September 10, 2020
Ozigbo was projected to see a solid workload alongside James Robinson and Chris Thompson this year as the team recently waived Leonard Fournette. However, after showing up on the injury report Wednesday, his time on the field will be put on hold.
Under the new rules for IR (changed due to COVID-19), players now only have to wait three weeks before they can return from the list. There is also no limit on the amount of players who can return from IR in 2020.
As for Ogunbowale, he was a casualty of the Tampa Bay Bucs adding Leonard Fournette. He’s served more of a pass-catcher type running back since entering the league in 2017 and will enter his Jags tenure with 286 career receiving yards. Ogunbowale also has spent time as a special teams returner, with 360 career yards in the category.
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