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14 pending defensive free agents with ties to the Panthers’ coaching staff

Pro Bowl pass rusher and pending free agent Josh Allen has an early connection with a member of the Carolina coaching staff.

Unlike their staff on offense, the Carolina Panthers didn’t need to touch their defensive coaches going into 2024. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have connections to a few intriguing free agents.

Here are 14 pending defensive free agents, in areas of need, who have ties to Carolina’s coaching staff:

22 Jaguars players set to become free agents in March, ranked

Which impending free agents should the Jaguars focus on bringing back?

The Jacksonville Jaguars spent much of the 2023 offseason retaining their own free agents.

While Jawaan Taylor, Arden Key, Marvin Jones Jr, and Chris Manhertz were among those who left the team, the Jaguars made sure to keep several players, including Andrew Wingard, Dawuane Smoot, Adam Gotsis, and Tre Herndon.

After a disappointing 2023 season, there aren’t as many tough calls to make regarding the more than 20 players set to become free agents in 2024.

Free agency will begin on March 13, but the first decision for the Jaguars will come about a week before that when the franchise tag deadline hits on March 5.

With about two months to sort out their plans, here are the 22 players the Jaguars currently have set to leave the team as free agents:

Jaguars rule out 2, list 7 as questionable vs. Ravens in Week 15

The Jaguars will be without starting defensive backs Tyson Campbell and Andre Cisco on Sunday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without two starting defensive backs Sunday night when they play the Baltimore Ravens.

On Friday, the team ruled out cornerback Tyson Campbell and safety Andre Cisco. Second-year cornerback Montaric “Buster” Brown will likely fill in for Campbell and veteran safety Andrew “Dewey” Wingard will probably step in for Cisco.

Another seven Jaguars players are questionable for the Week 15 primetime contest.

Both Jamal Agnew and Christian Braswell are still on injured reserve and had their 21-day practice windows opened earlier this month. If either is available Sunday, that’ll likely be revealed Saturday when the Jaguars decide whether or not they’ll move one or both of them to the active roster.

It’d be a surprise if veteran defensive back Tre Herndon is unavailable after Doug Pederson said earlier Friday that he has cleared concussion protocol and “should be good to go.”

For Baltimore, only two players are questionable and all eyes are on the status of Kyle Hamilton.

During a press conference Friday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that Hamilton is “in a good place right now,” but also said “we’ll see how he does the next couple days.” The second-year safety has two interceptions, three sacks, and nine tackles for a loss so far in 2023.

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11 Jaguars players limited, none sit out Thursday practice

The Jaguars had everyone on the practice field Thursday, although 11 were limited.

The Jacksonville Jaguars had full attendance at their Thursday practice with defensive backs Tyson Campbell and Andre Cisco back on the field after sitting out Wednesday.

It wasn’t exactly a healthy day of work for the team ahead of a Week 15 game against the Baltimore Ravens, though. Jacksonville listed 11 players as limited, including Campbell and Cisco.

During a Week 14 loss to the Cleveland Browns, the Jaguars were without Folorunso Fatukasi, Tre Herndon, Walker Little, and Brenton Strange. All four of those players are still limited in practice, but appear well on track to return to the field sooner rather than later.

Quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and C.J. Beathard again appeared on the injury report, but both were full participants.

Like Wednesday, the Ravens had an exceedingly brief injury report with only one player limited Thursday.

Baltimore safety Kyle Hamilton was wearing a brace on his injured left knee in practice and told reporters Wednesday that his status for Week 15 is still “up in the air.”

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Jaguars elevate CB Tevaughn Campbell, TE Josh Pederson for Week 14

The Jaguars added some cornerback and tight end depth with a few players dealing with injuries.

The Jacksonville Jaguars elevated Tevaughn Campbell and Josh Pederson from the practice squad for a Week 14 game against the Cleveland Browns.

Campbell, 30, joined the Jaguars during the 2022 season when he was signed off the Las Vegas Raiders’ practice squad. In his first season in Jacksonville, Campbell appeared in five games and made three tackles.

This year, he has been elevated from the practice squad two times before. The maximum is three, so the Jaguars will need to sign Campbell to the active roster if they hope to use him again in 2023 after Sunday.

Jacksonville’s cornerback depth will be tested in Week 14 with a few players dealing with injuries. Tre Herndon is out due to a concussion and Christian Braswell isn’t yet ready to return from injured reserve. The team will also be without Tyson Campbell, who was downgraded to out due to a quad injury suffered during a rough outing Monday.

Tevaughn Campbell previously spent four seasons in the Canadian Football League before stints with the New York Jets, Los Angeles Chargers, and Raiders.

Pederson, son of head coach Doug Pederson, played in his first ever NFL game last week due to an injury suffered by rookie tight end Brenton Strange.

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Jaguars list 12 players on lengthy Wednesday injury report

The Jaguars suddenly have a lengthy injury report after a rough Monday night.

A Jacksonville Jaguars team that has been fortunate to avoid injuries for nearly two whole seasons is suddenly facing an avalanche of them heading into Week 14.

On Wednesday, the Jaguars listed 12 players on their first injury report before a road game against the Cleveland Browns.

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered what looked like a gruesome ankle injury Monday night, but said Wednesday that he’s feeling “a lot better” and he’s “trying to progress towards hopefully playing” against the Browns.

Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard is also on the injury report, but said that there’s no concern about his availability Sunday.

While Jacksonville has a lengthy report, the Browns’ was even longer Wednesday with 16 players listed.

Three of the Browns’ players who didn’t practice were “not injury related” rest days and offensive lineman Geron Christian practiced in full, but that still leaves another 12 who were out or limited. That group included receiver Amari Cooper who was out due to a concussion and ribs injury.

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Doug Pederson provides updates on 8 Jaguars injured vs. Bengals

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson had a lot of injury updates to provide after a rough night against the Bengals.

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ injury luck ran out Monday night.

After entering a Week 13 game against the Cincinnati Bengals with only one player out due to injury (tight end Brenton Strange), the Jaguars suddenly have a lengthy list of players dealing with issues.

None is more important than quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who appeared to suffer a serious ankle injury late in the game. While it initially looked to be a devastating issue, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson gave a relatively positive update on the third-year quarterback Tuesday.

Pederson’s update on wide receiver Christian Kirk wasn’t as positive, though.

Here’s everything Pederson said about the players who were banged up, some seriously and some not so bad, on Monday night against the Bengals:

Tre Herndon off to a strong start in 2023: ‘I feel good in the slot’

It seems like Tre Herndon has found a home in the slot.

Veteran cornerback Tre Herndon III briefly hit the free agency market earlier this year, but re-signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on a one-year deal. While it’s still early in the 2023 season, the Jaguars’ decision to bring back Herndon has looked like a wise one.

Through two games, Herndon’s 76.3 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus is easily the best of his career and fifth best on the Jaguars defense behind Andre Cisco, Josh Allen, Darious Williams, and Tyson Campbell.

Herndon, 27, first joined the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and has made 31 starts in his six-year career. But a recent move inside to the middle of the secondary has helped propel a recent surge.

“I feel good in the slot,” Herndon said after practice Thursday. “Coming in, I just wanted to make sure I could be as versatile as possible to help the team. So being able to play in the slot and be comfortable there is great, but if they need me to go outside, I like being able to do that, as well.”

With Campbell and Williams holding down the outside cornerback roles, Herndon has been freed up to do a little bit of everything at nickel. He’s found his way into the backfield on a couple blitzes, recording two quarterback pressures. Herndon also forced a fumble in Week 2 when he fought through blocks on a screen to hit the Kansas City Chiefs’ Kadarius Toney near the line of scrimmage.

Most importantly, he’s been reliable in coverage. On Thursday, Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell said Herndon was part of the reason Cisco was able to pull down an interception Sunday against Patrick Mahomes.

“If you look at the play, Tre Herndon was in great position, he was on top of the receiver,” Caldwell said. “He threw the ball to the opposite hash, we had a half-field safety over there which was Andre. He ended up where he was supposed to be and made a good play.”

“It’s going solid, man,” Herndon said of his season so far. “There’s a lot of things I could improve on, but it’s early in the season and I’m grateful to be healthy and be able to see those things to improve on, and build on as this long season proceeds.

“It’s been solid. I got my hands on the ball a couple times. I could fix some tackling, some reading keys a little faster, but it’s been good.”

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Jaguars bring back CB Tre Herndon on 1-year deal

The Jaguars reached terms on a new contract for cornerback Tre Herndon.

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced Saturday morning that they agreed to terms on a new deal with cornerback Tre Herndon. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, it’s a one-year, $2.6 million contract for Herndon.

The return of Herndon is a bit of a surprise as a previous report indicated the Jaguars had moved on from the cornerback and other teams were showing interest.

Herndon, 27, has spent his entire career with the Jaguars after joining the team as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He earned play time as a rookie and a starting job in 2019.

In five seasons in Jacksonville, Herndon has appeared in 67 games and made 30 starts. He has three career interceptions, one forced fumble, and one sack.

In recent years, Herndon has been primarily used out of the slot, but he has also been a liability in coverage at times. While the Jaguars have now brought back both Herndon and Tevaughn Campbell, the team will likely look to upgrade its secondary in the 2023 NFL Draft.

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Report: Giants showing interest in CB Tre Herndon

The New York Giants are reportedly showing interest in free agent cornerback Tre Herndon (Jacksonville Jaguars).

The New York Giants enter free agency with a plethora of needs including a dire need for depth at the cornerback position.

With several players potentially leaving via the open market, general manager Joe Schoen has no choice but to allocate some of the team’s resources to combat that. And early on, Josina Anderson reports that they’re eyeing former Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Tre Herndon.

The 27-year-old Herndon joined the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent out of Vanderbilt in 2018 and has spent his entire early career with the team.

In 67 career games (30 starts), Herndon has recorded 197 tackles (155 solo, eight for a loss), three QB hits, 1.0 sacks, one forced fumble, 23 passes defended, and three interceptions.

Herndon earned a 55.4 overall grade from Pro Football Focus last season, including an ugly 39.7 run defense grade and a less-than-impressive 57.2 coverage grade.

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