The Jacksonville Jaguars continued to add depth and competition to their defensive line and signed seventh-year veteran Josh Mauro the team announced Tuesday night. To make room for his addition and keep the roster at 80 players, the Jags also waived receiver C.J. Board.
We have signed DL Josh Mauro (@justjoshin90) and waived WR C.J. Board.
Mauro has appeared in 72 career games with 37 starts since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2014. pic.twitter.com/vJEqoUtVkr
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) August 11, 2020
#Jaguars have signed seventh-year DL Josh Mauro. They have also waived second-year WR C.J. Board.
— šš”š¢š„ šš¦š¢šš” š (@PhiltheFilipino) August 11, 2020
Mauro, 29, will be entering his sixth season in 2020 after joining the NFL as an undrafted free-agent for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014. He never played a down for them in the regular season after being released by the Steelers in the process of them making their final 53-man roster. He eventually found himself joining the Arizona Cardinals later in his rookie season, spending four seasons there (2014-17), then one with the NewYork Giants (2018), and one with the Raiders (2019).
Mauro will enter this season with 121 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, and three sacks in terms of his career numbers. He’s participated in a total of 72 games while starting in 37. At 6-foot-6, 290-pounds, Mauro could play defensive end for the Jags but has the size to occasionally move inside for them, too.
Mauro’s addition comes after the Jags lost several members of their defensive line with Lerentee McCray, and Al Woods opting out due to concerns for the coronavirus, and Brian Price and Dontavius Russell going on injured reserve this weekend. The team also recently put Rodney Gunter on the active/non-football illness list temporarily.
It could prove to be a difficult task for Mauro to make the final roster, but the deadline for teams to name their final 53-man rosters isn’t until Sept. 5, so he has time to impress and give the staff something to think about.
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