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Jacksonville Jaguars release OL Jared Hocker

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced that they released offensive lineman Jared Hocker on Wednesday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced that they released offensive lineman Jared Hocker on Wednesday. The move came before the Jags added two players from the waiver wire in defensive end and outside linebacker Rashod Berry and offensive lineman Wes Martin.

Hocker started 32 games with the Texas A&M Aggies before he went undrafted in 2021. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks then moved on to the Los Angeles Rams’ practice squad after the Seahawks cut him. Hocker lasted about a month with the Rams before finishing the season on Jacksonville’s practice squad.

Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Doug Pederson have already signed just under 20 undrafted free agents to go along with the seven players they selected in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Jaguars do some shuffling with the practice squad

The Jags made a few adjustments to their practice squad on Monday morning, including bringing back receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe.

Coming off a frustrating 37-19 loss to Tennessee, Jacksonville heads back to the drawing board as a it tries to avoid an 0-6 start when it takes on the Miami Dolphins in London on Sunday morning.

Ahead of that game, the Jaguars made some tweaks to their practice squad, adding running back Kerrith Whyte Jr., offensive lineman Jared Hocker and receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe.

Whyte is a third-year player who was drafted in the seventh round in 2019 and has 122 career rushing yards. He spent this past offseason with the Buffalo Bills. Meanwhile, Hocker is a first-year guy out of Texas A&M who most recently spent some time on the Los Angeles Rams practice squad, and Imatorbhebhe is another rookie who signed with the Jags after the draft and spent most of the offseason with the team.

To clear space for these moves, the team released offensive lineman Austen Pleasants, who was signed last week, as well as running back Wendell Smallwood and receiver Devin Smith, the latter of which saw a bit of preseason action and nine offensive snaps Week 1 against Houston with the Jags.

With some injuries and the team looking to build for the future, it’s not surprising to see some shuffling with the practice squad, and we’ll keep you posted on if any of these players will be activated for the trip to the United Kingdom.