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Seahawks starting S Rayshawn Jenkins leaves practice injured

Seahawks starting S Rayshawn Jenkins leaves practice injured

Seattle Seahawks starting safety Rayshawn Jenkins left Wednesday’s practice with an injury, according to multiple reports from local media members in attendance.

Jenkins exited the practice field with a medical staffer while favoring his lower left leg, per Gregg Bell. The injury occurred when the versatile safety attempted to break-up a sideline pass attempt by starting quarterback Geno Smith on the first play of an 11-on-11 no-pads scrimmage drill.

 

Jenkins has been Seattle’s starting safety opposite Julian Love since the first offseason practices in May and has remained in that role throughout training camp and the preseason. Head coach Mike Macdonald has been high on Jenkins since the Seahawks signed him to a two-year contract worth $12 million earlier this summer. He reached the market after the Jacksonville Jaguars released him from his previous deal in March.

Fellow offseason acquisition K’Von Wallace replaced Jenkins as the starting safety in Macdonald’s base defense following Jenkins’ premature exit. Wallace was signed to be a depth player, and to play in three-safety looks in Macdonald’s defensive scheme. The Seahawks are fortunate to have his experience and versatility in a reserve role, but they’d prefer to have their starter available.

Wallace concluded Tuesday’s practice with a pick-six interception return of backup quarterback Sam Howell. The following session, he was starting in place of the injured Jenkins. You never know when an opportunity is going to arise.

Jenkins recorded 101 tackles for the Jaguars last season. It marked his second consecutive 100-plus tackle campaign. Jenkins added nine pass breakups, two interceptions, and one sack to his defensive totals. He’s accumulated 464 tackles, 33 passes defensed, 10 interceptions, and 3.5 sacks through his seven-year NFL career to date.

There was no immediate word on the severity of Jenkins’ injury.

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There are plenty of new faces in the Emerald City this year, especially at the safety position. Gone are Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams. In their place, is former Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars safety, Rayshawn Jenkins.

Jenkins signed a two-year contract with the Seahawks this spring after being released by the Jaguars. Now he joins a Seattle team looking to revamp its lackluster defense under newly minted head coach Mike Macdonald.

Recently, Macdonald spoke to the media about installing his defensive scheme. Macdonald was positive, explaining how spirits were high and they were taking their time to build a proper foundation. To follow Macdonald, the media then heard from one of his players to get their perspective on how things are going.

Jenkins’ comments can be seen in the Tweet below.

Jenkins played in all 34 regular season games the previous two years for Jacksonville, including two playoff games during the 2022 postseason. His durability and veteran presense will be crucial for a Seahawks team looking to enter into a new era.

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Seahawks sign former Titans DB K’Von Wallace to 1-year deal

It’s a one-year deal, according to Tom Pelissero at NFL Network.

The Seahawks have signed former Eagles, Cardinals and Titans defensive back K’Von Wallace. It’s a one-year deal, according to Tom Pelissero at NFL Network.

Wallace (5-foot-11, 205 pounds) played his college ball at Clemson, where he totaled five interceptions in 45 games. He was then picked by Philadelphia in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Wallace spent three seasons with the Eagles, appearing in 45 games but only getting seven starts. From there, he moved on to the Cardinals for one season, and last season he was with the Titans. All together he has played in 62 NFL games with 19 starts.

Signing Wallace continues the Seahawks’ theme of adding diverse coverage players for the back end of their defense. Like Rayshawn Jenkins, he’s gotten high grades for his coverage and he can play multiple positions.

Seattle may no longer need to pick a safety in the 2024 NFL draft, with Jenkins and Wallace effectively replacing Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams. Seattle still has plenty of youth at this spot on their depth chart in Jerrick Reed, Coby Bryant and Ty Okada.

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Thankfully, general manager John Schneider had other ideas.

Heading into the 2024 offseason, our blueprint called for the Seahawks keeping mostly the same core defensively and seeing what new head coach Mike Macdonald could get out of them calling the plays. Thankfully, general manager John Schneider had other ideas. Rather than running it back with the same personnel he chose to blow it up and shed all of the heavy contracts on the back end of that defense.

To begin, Seattle cut starting safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs. The team ate a ton of dead money between them but also saved a massive amount of cap room both this year and in 2025. Next, the Seahawks allowed veteran linebackers Bobby Wagner and Jordyn Brooks to leave in free agency – both at prices they easily could have afforded given their cap space. LB3 Devin Bush is also now gone, having signed with the Browns.

The most significant outside free agent signing the team has made so far is adding former Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins on a two-year, $12 million deal that’s very similar to the one Julian Love signed last year. Those two will now be slated to start at safety.

At linebacker, the Seahawks have effectively replaced Wagner and Brooks with former Bills linebacker Tyrel Dodson and former Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker. Financial details for Dodson’s one-year deal have not been disclosed as of yet, but we know Baker has a one-year, $7 million deal.

On the other side of the ball, Seattle allowed left guard Damien Lewis to walk – avoiding another huge investment at a non-premium position. Lewis signed a massive new deal with Carolina worth over $20 million per year. Needless to say, matching that number would have been an atrocious use of cap resources.

Fans should expect the front office to select another guard, as well as a linebacker and a safety at some point in the 2024 NFL draft, but it’s clear already what the team’s strategy is this offseason: clear the dead weight and reset with an eye on really making a jump in 2025. That means they will likely be taking a step back next season – but the important thing is they’ve set themselves up to compete much better in the future.

That’s the correct move, because in case you haven’t noticed this team got decimated by practically every contender they faced last season with the exception of the Lions, whose number they just seem to have. The one that matters most is the 49ers, who have won five straight matchups against Seattle in dominant fashion. No matter what the front office did this offseason they were unlikely to close that rather sizable gap in just one year. That means hitting the reset button and rebuilding the roster with a more modern approach is right.

It will take more time to get their course totally corrected, but the Seahawks have made significant progress in that department these last few weeks.

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Former Jaguars S Rayshawn Jenkins signing with Seahawks

Rayshawn Jenkins is headed west to join the Seahawks.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins agreed to terms on a contract with the Seattle Seahawks, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Jenkins, 30, was released by the Jaguars earlier in March to clear $5,148,000 in salary cap space. Much of that additional cap room was used to sign him replacement, former Green Bay Packers safety Darnell Savage Jr., who is due to count $3,460,784 against the Jaguars’ cap in 2024 and then more than $8.6 million in both 2025 and 2026.

In three seasons with the Jaguars, Jenkins recorded five interceptions, 24 passes defended, and 11 tackles for loss. During the 2022 season, he provided two of the biggest plays of the year.

First, he recorded a pick-six in overtime to give the Jaguars a win against the Dallas Cowboys:

Then, he sacked Tennessee Titans quarterback Joshua Dobbs in Week 18, forcing a fumble that was returned by Josh Allen for a go-ahead touchdown in the de facto AFC South championship game.

The Jaguars are ineligible to receive a compensatory draft pick for the loss of Jenkins, as he was a player who was released and didn’t leave on an expired contract.

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Jaguars signing Packers S Darnell Savage to 3-year deal

The Jaguars are turning to 2019 first-round pick Darnell Savage to take over for Rayshawn Jenkins in the secondary.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have a deal in place to sign Green Bay Packers safety Darnell Savage to a three-year contract when he becomes a free agent Wednesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

The deal is set pay Savage $21 million over the three years with $12.5 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Savage, 26, was a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft and played the 2023 season on the fifth-year option of his rookie contract. During his time in Green Bay, the safety recorded nine interceptions, one forced fumble, 32 passes defended, and nine tackles for loss. He also recorded a pick six in the Packers’ postseason win against the Dallas Cowboys.

His final season with the Packers was plagued by calf and shoulder injuries, which caused him to miss seven games.

While the Jaguars released Rayshawn Jenkins earlier in March to save more than $5.1 million in salary cap space, the decision to go after a safety in free agency is still a bit of a surprise. Fifth-round pick Antonio Johnson impressed as a rookie in 2023 and appeared in line to take over for Jenkins at strong safety with veteran Andrew Wingard providing quality depth.

Instead, the Jaguars may envision a nickel cornerback role for Johnson with Savage in the starting lineup.

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Packers to host visit for free agent safety Rayshawn Jenkins

The Packers are one of three teams that will host a visit for free agent safety Rayshawn Jenkins.

The Green Bay Packers are one of three teams that will host free agent safety Rayshawn Jenkins on a visit, according to Pro Football Talk. Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported that Jenkins — who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars — will visit the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, and PFT added the Packers as a third team.

Jenkins, who turned 30 years old in January, played in all 17 games for the Jaguars during each of the last two seasons. He produced five total interceptions and 21 passes defensed between 2022 and 2023 and had at least 100 tackles in each season. Jenkins also added three forced fumbles, 10 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks over the last two seasons.

The Jaguars released Jenkins on March 5.

The Packers, with three safeties headed for free agency and a need for help, will likely be doing plenty of work on the safety market.

Among the 50 safeties with at least 600 snaps played last season, Jenkins ranked 47th in overall grade. Poor grades in coverage have often weighed down Jenkins’ overall grade. In 2022, he missed a staggering 28 tackle attempts.

Jenkins has played at least 800 defensive snaps in five straight seasons.

Jenkins was a fourth-round pick of the Los Angeles Chargers in 2017. He’s played in 109 career games and has been on the field for over 5,000 defensive snaps in the NFL.

Seahawks getting visit from free agent safety Rayshawn Jenkins

We finally have our first reported visit between the Seahawks and an outside 2024 free agent.

We finally have our first reported visit between the Seahawks and an outside 2024 free agent.

According to Jordan Schultz at Bleacher Report, former Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins is on his way to Seattle to visit with the Seahawks.

Jenkins (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) was originally a fourth-round pick by the Chargers in the 2017 NFL draft out of Miami (FL). He played 61 games with them over the next four seasons, followed by three years and 48 more games with the Jaguars.

While Jenkins has not made a Pro Bowl team, he has performed well at his position. What sets him apart from the herd is his coverage, which has been exceptionally tight – especially over the last three seasons in Jacksonville. During that time he has only allowed two touchdowns and his passer rating allowed has dropped from 96.9 to 78.6 to 62.5 last season.

Jenkins is listed as a safety but that belies his versatility. Jacksonville used him all over in 2023 – notably in the box, in the slot and at free safety. If the Seahawks do sign him, he would be projected to start at safety opposite Julian Love.

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The NFL’s new league is less than a week away. With the legal tampering period scheduled to start on Monday, Baltimore will look to retool on defense while making cost-effective decisions.

All-Pro pass defensive tackle Justin Madubuike is the biggest concern this offseason after getting the franchise tag, but the Ravens must also navigate 26 looming free agents.

GM Eric DeCosta has clarified that he’s prepared to lose several key starters and retool via the draft with a handful of 2025 compensatory picks.

The formula is simple.

If you lose more unrestricted free agents than you sign, you are eligible for that many compensatory selections. What round they come is determined by how big their contract is.

DeCosta and other general managers can take advantage of the rule by signing players released before their contract expires. Those players don’t count toward the formula.

According to Over The Cap, plenty of players who can help the team and not detract from the formula will be available.

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15 free agents the Eagles can sign that don’t count against 2025 compensatory picks

We’re looking at 15 free agents the Philadelphia Eagles can sign that don’t count against compensatory picks for 2025

The NFL’s new league is less than a week away. With the legal tampering period scheduled to start on Monday, Philadelphia will look to retool on defense while making cost-effective decisions.

All-Pro pass rusher Haason Reddick is the biggest concern this offseason, but the Eagles must also navigate 20 looming free agents.

GM Howie Roseman has clarified that he’s prepared to lose several key starters and retool via the draft with a handful of 2025 compensatory picks.

The formula is simple.

If you lose more unrestricted free agents than you sign, you are eligible for that many compensatory selections. What round they come is determined by how big their contract is.

Roseman and other general managers can take advantage of the rule by signing players released before their contract expires. Those players don’t count toward the formula.

According to Over The Cap, plenty of players who can help the team and not detract from the formula will be available.

Here are 15 players Philadelphia could sign that wouldn’t count against 2025 compensatory picks.