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Every move the Jaguars made during preseason roster cuts

The Jaguars’ debut 53-player roster is out now, and while that means we are one step closer to Jacksonville kicking off its 2024 season, it also brings to an end over a dozen journeys in black and teal, at least.

Jacksonville will be able to sign 16 players to its practice squad starting Wednesday afternoon — or 17 if it opts to keep International Pathway Player, tight end Patrick Murtagh, who was waived/injured.

But for now, 34 players who weren’t kept on the active roster or designated to a reserve list will test free agency or the waiver wire in the coming hours and days.

Find every move Jacksonville made during preseason roster cuts below.

Sunday

Waived

DE Raymond Johnson III

DT Jonathan Marshall

LB Andrew Parker Jr.

WR Joseph Scates

DE Breeland Speaks

WR Seth Williams

Released

WR Denzel Mims

CB Tevaughn Campbell

TE Chris Myarick

OL Keaton Sutherland

Monday

Traded

DE Trevis Gipson, to Seattle in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round NFL draft pick

Tuesday

Waived

TE Shawn Bowman

CB Christian Braswell

RB Gary Brightwell

WR Joshua Cephus

DE D.J. Coleman

WR Elijah Cooks

CB Erick Hallett II

RB Jalen Jackson

OL Steven Jones

QB E.J. Perry

S Josh Proctor

WR Austin Trammell

OL Darryl Williams

Waived/injured

TE Patrick Murtagh

Released

S Adrian Amos

TE Josiah Deguara

S Terrell Edmunds

CB Tre Flowers

DE Joe Gaziano

OL Blake Hance

LB Tanner Muse

CB Amani Oruwariye

OL Tyler Shatley

Released via injury settlement

QB C.J. Beathard

Placed on injured reserve (designated to return)

RB Keilan Robinson

S Andrew Wingard

Placed on reserve/suspended list

S Tashaun Gipson Sr.

Report: Jaguars releasing DB with hope to reunite via practice squad

The Jaguars are releasing safety Terrell Edmunds but hope to sign him to their practice squad if he does not sign to another team’s 53-player roster, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Tuesday.

Edmunds, a former first-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2018, signed a one-year contract with Jacksonville in May. Before joining the Jaguars, he spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Steelers and split last year between Philadelphia and Tennessee.

Edmunds was a preseason standout with Jacksonville, logging seven tackles and two forced fumbles over 70 defensive snaps. His 28 special teams snaps were tied for third-most on the team this August.

Over 95 career regular season appearances including 79 starts, Edmunds has compiled 458 tackles including 17 for loss, 7.5 sacks, six interceptions, 28 defended passes and one forced fumble.

As of Edmunds’ release, Jacksonville has eight safeties on its roster before the NFL’s 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, 53-player deadline: Andre Cisco, Darnell Savage Jr., Antonio Johnson, Daniel Thomas, Andrew Wingard, Tashaun Gipson Sr., Adrian Amos and Josh Proctor.

Report: Jaguars begin roster cuts by releasing WR

The Jaguars reportedly began their preseason roster cuts Sunday morning by releasing wide receiver Denzel Mims, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

A former second-round NFL draft pick by New York, Mims signed with Jacksonville this summer after spending three seasons with the Jets and most of the 2023 campaign on Pittsburgh’s practice squad. He rejoined the Steelers on a futures deal in January but was waived in June.

Mims briefly played for Detroit last offseason, traded there by New York in July but waived with an injury designation the following month.

In four seasons at Baylor, Mims logged 186 receptions for 2,925 yards and the third-most receiving touchdowns in Bears history, 28.

But Mims struggled to maintain the momentum he built in college as he transitioned to the NFL. He caught 42 passes for 676 yards and zero touchdowns in three seasons with the Jets, over 30 appearances and 15 starts.

Mims did not record a catch with Jacksonville during the preseason, despite taking the field for 44 offensive snaps.

Jaguars 53-man roster projection: Final prediction before Tuesday cuts

What will the Jaguars’ 53-man roster look like after the roster is cut down before the Tuesday deadline?

The Jacksonville Jaguars wrapped up preseason with an undefeated record, but now have to make the tough decisions before the regular season begins.

The team has until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to cut its roster down from its current 90-man total down to 53 players.

For a suddenly deep roster with too many talented players and not enough spots, the Jaguars have some tight maneuvering to do before Week 1. Which players can they sneak through the waiver wire and get back on the practice squad? Which ones will get promptly scooped up by another team?

With those questions in mind, here’s our final guess at the 53-man roster on Tuesday afternoon:

Jags roster cuts: Tracking their path to 53-man roster

Tracking how the Jags’ 53-man roster is taking shape throughout today’s roster deadline date.

Today is the day that the Jacksonville Jaguars (and every NFL team) will name their final 53-man rosters for 2021 as the league’s mandated deadline is set for 4 p.m. EST. The team has also been busy on the trade market, letting both quarterback Gardner Minshew and cornerback Sidney Jones IV go within the last few days for sixth-round picks.

With the set of moves that are set to take place, we’ll be tracking them all as the Jags get to 53. We’ve listed each position to help fans track the players currently on the roster, those who’ve already departed, and those who will be let go throughout the day.

Here is a look at what the roster currently looks like.

Marrone says decision to release Fournette was about what he saw on practice field

After the news broke that the Jaguars waived Leonard Fournette, Doug Marrone explains the team could find “no value” for the running back.

Monday morning Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone faced the media less than an hour after the news broke that the team was releasing former first-round pick Leonard Fournette.

With questions coming in left and right about the timing of the situation, Marrone was candid and forthcoming with his response, stating that the decision was based on what was seen on the practice field. He also added that the Jags had exercised every option to trade Fournette.

“Well, I think what happened was I tried to challenge everyone, coaches and scouts, to look at what we’ve been doing in practice. Not knowing how the players are going to come back, not knowing who we had, not having a lot of experience to them and that we’d have to make good decisions on what’s best for the team. Let’s not go ahead and say ‘well, because this player did this before, we’ll get the same type of results’,” Marrone said.

“Really we’ve just tried to take the team and put the best team together from what we’ve seen in our practices. At the end of the day, I felt that was the best decision for our team and think it gives us the best opportunity with the skill sets that we have with the other players in there. I just felt that’s what’s best for the team. And doing it now, we’ve exhausted all trade opportunities and weren’t able to get anything there so I just felt we can now work on the team, the plan, and getting ready for the season.”

Marrone added that the meeting between the two was also very professional.

Marrone says he told Fournette he was cut. Said meeting went "very professional."#Jaguars

— Mia O'Brien (@MiaOBrienTV) August 31, 2020

This news is a little surprising as Fournette is coming off his best year in the NFL with over 1,600 all-purpose yards. However, the lack of interest in the former Louisiana State Tiger has been well documented since as far back as April. Basically, it sounds as though general manager Dave Caldwell couldn’t get anyone to bite on Fournette after having discussions around the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Jaguars running back room now consists of Chris Thompson, Ryquell Armstead, Devine Ozigbo, and undrafted rookies Nathan Cottrell and James Robinson. With Thompson being the oldest of the group and having experience under Jay Gruden’s system already, it feels as though he’ll be the new leader of the room.

As for adding a running back before Week 1, that feels unlikely at the moment, but ultimately time will tell.