When the Jacksonville Jaguars take the field against the Indianapolis Colts again, former coach Gus Bradley won’t be the only person they recognize when it comes to former Jags employees. He’ll also have one of the players who was drafted to help turn his defense around in Duval by his side, too.
That player is former Jags defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, who the Las Vegas Raiders will be trading to Indy in a player-for-player exchange for cornerback Rock Ya-Sin. Of course, the deal won’t be official until the new league year begins, though, which will be at 4 p.m. EST today.
Player for player. No picks. https://t.co/1BnTHrc6Ca
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2022
Ngakoue will join the Colts after signing with the Raiders just last season through a two-year, $26 million contract. However, the team went through drastic changes after coach Jon Gruden resigned when a report surfaced about him releasing e-mails with misogynistic, racist, and homophobic language.
As a result, the team named Josh McDaniels their new coach this offseason. They also recently added edge-rusher Chandler Jones today through a three-year deal worth up to $51 million.
Ngakoue will be playing for his fifth team since being drafted by the Jags in the 2016 NFL Draft as a third-round pick. The Jags traded him in August of 2020 to the Minnesota Vikings, who then traded him to the Baltimore Ravens in October of the same year.
Ngakoue will enter the 2022 season with 173 combined tackles, 55.5 sacks, and 22 forced fumbles to his name. He’ll join forces with 2021 first-round selection and pass-rusher Kwity Paye and star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner in the process in hopes of leading the Colts’ defense in the trenches.