Jaguars announce Denzel Mims signing, waive WR

Jaguars announce Denzel Mims signing, waive WR

Jacksonville made its reported signing of free agent wide receiver Denzel Mims official and waived wide receiver Kyric McGowan in a corresponding move Thursday, the club announced.

Mims was a second-round NFL draft pick by the New York Jets in 2020 following his four-season college stint with Baylor, where he caught 186 receptions for 2,925 yards and 28 touchdowns, the latter stat ranking third in Bears history.

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

He was dealt to Detroit during the 2023 offseason in a trade involving a late-round conditional pick swap, which was canceled after the Lions waived Mims in the preseason with an injury designation.

Mims signed with Pittsburgh’s practice squad last October and signed a futures deal with the team in January. The Steelers waived him on Tuesday.

The Jaguars signed McGowan on Friday following his mandatory minicamp tryout with the club last week.

An undrafted free agent from Georgia Tech in 2022, McGowan signed with Washington that offseason and spent most of his rookie campaign on the Commanders’ practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster for two games in the middle of the year and logged 29 total snaps.

McGowan was placed on Washington’s injured reserve last August and released shortly after that, leaving him without a team for the 2023 season.

Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said during minicamp that Jacksonville intended to sign multiple receivers this summer after the team lost undrafted rookie receivers Wayne Ruby Jr. and David White Jr. to injury in offseason workouts.

“We’re down obviously couple receivers with David going down last week,” Pederson said June 12. “We’re definitely looking to fill you couple spots before we head into [training] camp.”

Jacksonville also signed tryout receiver Austin Trammell last week, on Wednesday.

Jaguars sign second tryout WR, place OL on injured reserve

Jaguars sign second tryout WR, place OL on injured reserve

The Jaguars have made another set of post-mandatory minicamp roster moves involving a wide receiver and an offensive lineman.

After signing tryout receiver Austin Trammell and releasing offensive lineman Jack Anderson on Wednesday, on Friday Jacksonville signed fellow tryout receiver Kyric McGowan and placed offensive lineman Chandler Brewer on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, the team announced.

McGowan and Trammell each tried out for the Jaguars during minicamp between Monday and Wednesday.

An undrafted free agent from Georgia Tech in 2022, McGowan signed with Washington that offseason and spent most of his rookie campaign on the Commanders’ practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster for two games in the middle of the year and logged 29 total snaps.

McGowan was placed on Washington’s injured reserve last August and released shortly after that, leaving him without a team for the 2023 season.

McGowan and Trammell’s signings were foreshadowed by Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson earlier this week when he noted Jacksonville’s need for wide receiver depth, following season-ending knee injuries to undrafted rookie receivers Wayne Ruby Jr. and David White Jr. over the last month.

“We’re down obviously couple receivers with David going down last week. We’re definitely looking to fill you couple spots before we head into [training] camp,” Pederson said.

Brewer joined the Jaguars last offseason and spent most of 2023 on the team’s practice squad, although he was promoted to the active roster in November and remained there for over a month. He appeared in one game.

Undrafted out of Middle Tennessee in 2019, Brewer originally signed with Los Angeles and spent the 2019-22 seasons bouncing between the Rams’ practice squad and active roster, appearing in 13 games. He opted out of the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, after battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in college.

Commanders fall short to Panthers in preseason opener: Everything we know

News, notes and analysis from Washington’s 23-21 preseason loss to the Carolina Panthers.

The Washington Commanders made a game of it in the fourth quarter, even taking a 21-20 lead late. Still, the Carolina Panthers connected on a 45-yard field goal with 24 seconds remaining to win the preseason opener.

Washington quarterback Carson Wentz played into the second quarter in his first game for the Commanders. Wentz completed 10 of 13 passes for 74 yards. Wentz mainly targeted undrafted rookie tight end Armani Rogers but did have one excellent completion to wide receiver Terry McLaurin.

Taylor Heinicke played the remainder of the second quarter before giving way to rookie Sam Howell in the second half. Howell gave the Commanders a spark, but it wasn’t enough in the end.

Now, here’s everything we know from Washington’s preseason loss to the Panthers.

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GT still has some weapons

Georgia Tech has not had a good year record wise and most likely that will continue against the Irish Saturday evening. They will still bring a talented team to South Bend, even if it will be more individual players than the whole. Here are five Yellow Jackets that could give Notre Dame issues Saturday afternoon.