The best and worst contracts on the Jaguars roster

The Jacksonville Jaguars have continued to make some strong free agency moves this off-season as they continue to move towards the 2020 NFL Draft. As far as finances go, they have about $14 million in cap space remaining, per Over the Cap, and will …

Worst: WR Marqise Lee

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The University of South California product has had a tumultuous career, to say the least with the Jags.

When available, Marqise Lee has been a capable receiver enjoying consecutive seasons in 2016 and 2017 where he finished second on the team in receiving yards with 851 and 702, respectively. However, the problem is that Lee has not been a very healthy asset to the team.

A brutal run of injuries caused Lee to miss a total of 37 games in his five-year career, including missing the entire 2018 season due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason.

The financial side of it is that Lee has the fifth-highest cap hit on the team at $8.2 million. The problem is that there are continuous lingering questions about his health and future availability. Additionally, Lee’s 2019 campaign would be much of the same as he only appeared in six games.

Lee signed a four-year, $34 million contract in the 2018 offseason. The contract was signed around the time that former Jaguars receiver Allen Robinson was also due to renegotiate with the team but instead left to sign with the Chicago Bears on a three-year, $42 million deal.

If the Jaguars are looking to move on from Lee, the cap hit is manageable at only $3.5 million. It may be a simple fact of Lee just not being able to overcome the injuries that he has succumbed to in his career, so the Jaguars may have to go in a different direction at receiver in 2019.