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2026 NFL Free Agency: Jaguars sign former Commanders RB Chris Rodriguez

The Jacksonville Jaguars have added their first new player of the 2026 NFL year. Former Washington Commanders running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. has agreed to a contract with Jacksonville. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, it’s a two-year deal with a base value of $10 million, a max value of $12 million, and $6.2 million guaranteed. […]

Do You Believe? The Jaguars’ Trust Problem After Lloyd’s Departure

Recent Jacksonville Jaguars fans know turbulence all too well. The Urban Meyer disaster. The Dave Caldwell era. Trent Baalke’s fractured regime. One disappointment has followed another for the better part of a decade. Now, with linebacker Devin Lloyd heading to Carolina, some of those buried fan frustrations have seemingly resurfaced as trust within the fanbase […]

Former Jaguars LB Devin Lloyd signs with Panthers

Anthony Campanile’s defense faces a significant void heading into 2026 after Devin Lloyd, the Jaguars’ All-Pro linebacker, agreed to join the Carolina Panthers on a three-year, $45 million deal. While the move was widely anticipated, its impact on Jacksonville’s defensive core still may be hard to overstate. The Jaguars traded into the first round of […]

Former Jaguars RB Travis Etienne signs with hometown Saints

After eight straight years of playing football alongside Trevor Lawrence on the East Coast, Travis Etienne is returning home to Louisiana. The free agent running back signed a four-year, $52 million deal with the New Orleans Saints, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. His annual salary of $13 million ranks sixth among all NFL running backs… […]

Jaguars Re-Sign OLB Dennis Gardeck

The Jacksonville Jaguars made their second move of the first day of 2026 NFL free agency. Not long after locking up cornerback Montaric “Buster” Brown to a three-year contract, the Jaguars re-signed outside linebacker Dennis Gardeck. According to Ollie Connolly of the Read Optional, Gardeck’s deal is worth $12 million over two years. It may […]

Jaguars Re-Sign Cornerback Montaric Brown

The Jacksonville Jaguars shored up their defensive backfield Monday morning.  Former seventh-round pick Montaric “Buster” Brown and the Jags reached an agreement on a three-year, $33 million contract, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter announced. The deal comes on a Monday full of big moves across the league as teams prep for the NFL Draft. […]

Reacts Survey Results: Jaguars fan preferences for pick No. 56

This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans which position the team should target with its first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Over half of the respondents chose defensive line, and 70% chose defensive line or cornerback. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza has -20000 odds to be the first overall pick. That […]

Tweets of the week: Trevor Lawrence, Travis Hunter, and more

Happy Friday, Big Cat Country! Let’s look at some of this week’s Jacksonville Jaguars highlights, hype, and more from X/Twitter. Happy Women’s History Month: Trevor Lawrence and Travis Hunter blind ranked the Jaguars’ top-five plays from 2025: QB1 highlights from last season: A young Travis Hunter: Big Smoot celebrated a birthday: Foye Oluokun and Josh […]

Jaguars 2026 Free Agent Fits: From Blockbusters to Bargains

A new regime means new priorities, and with the 2026 NFL tampering window opening Monday, Jacksonville’s year-two free agency approach under Liam Coen, Grant Udinski, Anthony Campanile, and Heath Farwell is about to come into focus. We take a close look at the free agents who fit what this new Jaguars staff is building and […]

Reacts Survey Results: Jaguars full season confidence meter

I know, I know. It’s already March. The new league year is just six days away. We’re getting ready for the busiest six-week stretch of player transactions in the NFL offseason. However, some interesting data just came across my desk. I figured I’d pass it along before we officially flip our football calendars from 2025 […]

Jacksonville Jaguars News: Keep an eye on Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III

Good evening! The Jacksonville Jaguars may have an interest in signing reigning Super Bowl MVP and former Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III when free agency begins next week. Jonathan Jones of CBS — notably, the first NFL insider to hint towards a Jacksonville trade-up for Travis Hunter last year — mentioned the Jaguars and […]

Jaguars Reacts Survey: Which position should be targeted with pick No. 56?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Jaguars fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Jaguars fans — which position should Jacksonville target with its first pick in the 2026 NFL […]

Report: Jaguars Bolster Tight End Depth by Retaining Quintin Morris

The Jacksonville Jaguars have officially kicked off their 2026 offseason by prioritizing depth and continuity in the tight end room, retaining veteran tight end Quintin Morris, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Retaining Quintin Morris never felt like a question of if, but when, for the Jaguars. Entering the 2026 offseason, Brenton Strange stood as […]

Jaguars do not use franchise tag on Devin Lloyd or Travis Etienne

The Jacksonville Jaguars did not use the franchise tag ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline. The top candidates for Jacksonville this year were linebacker Devin Lloyd and running back Travis Etienne. Now that they won’t be tagged, the pair of former first-round picks are set to hit unrestricted agency in March. Franchise tag costs […]

2026 NFL Free Agency: Jaguars LB Devin Lloyd’s Contract Value and Best Fits

The Jacksonville Jaguars are entering their first full offseason under their new leadership unit of head coach Liam Coen, general manager James Gladstone, and executive vice president of football operations Tony Boselli. The first major task in any NFL offseason is deciding whether to retain impending free agents. In this series, we’ll be breaking down […]

Jacksonville Jaguars News: RB Travis Etienne not expected to be tagged

Good morning! According to a report by John Shipley of Jaguars on SI, “there have been zero indicators of Etienne getting franchise or transition tagged” ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET tag deadline. As Shipley noted, this is not a definitive sign that the running back will not be returning to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The […]

Reacts Survey Results: Jaguars Fans Want to Run it Back

This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans whether the team should re-sign Devin Lloyd and/or Travis Etienne. 37% of fans want both players to return. The remainder of fans are fairly evenly split into three camps: those who want to bring back just Lloyd, just Etienne, or neither one. Getting the band back together after […]

Jacksonville Jaguars News: Jags rank fifth in NFLPA 2026 report cards

Good morning! The Jacksonville Jaguars rank fifth-best in the 2026 edition of the NFL Players Association annual report cards, with a grade of B+ or better in 16 of 17 categories, per ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler. The Jags also ranked fifth in 2024 but just 18th in 2025. This year’s reports weren’t made public after NFL […]

Mid-Combine Jaguars Mock Draft: Targeting Needs on Day 2

Happy draft season everyone! The NFL Combine is underway and draft fever is rising, so I thought I’d drop a far-too-early Jaguars mock for you all to pull apart. With plenty of collateral on Day 2 I would expect some kind of trade movement from James Gladstone on draft weekend. But with two months to […]

Tweets of the week: Jimmy Smith, 2025 highlights, and more

Happy Friday, Big Cat Country! Let’s look at some of this week’s Jacksonville Jaguars highlights, hype, and more from X/Twitter. The Jaguars highlighted USA Flag Football athlete London Jenkins, along with staff members Ryan Stamper and Edgar Bennett, for Black History Month: Trevor Lawrence congratulated Jacob Bridgeman for his first PGA Tour win: Jimmy Smith […]

Culture Shift Confirmed: Jaguars Earn Major Bump in 2026 NFLPA Grades

Kalyn Kahler of ESPN dropped the NFL Players Association’s 2026 report card results this week, the annual survey in which players anonymously grade their organizations from A-plus to F-minus on the prior NFL season (2025). While the NFL recently succeeded in blocking the union from officially publishing the full findings and detailed improvement areas, the […]

Jaguars discussion: Have you ever met a Jags player or coach in real life?

We’re beyond the Super Bowl, but not quite to the start of the new league year, so it’s a somewhat quiet time in the NFL. Let’s pass the time by talking about the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Where’s the most random place you’ve run into a Jaguars player or coach, and who was it? You could always […]