JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars launched receiver Zay Jones on Tuesday morning, lower than every week after drafting a receiver within the first spherical of the NFL draft.
The Jaguars save $4.49 million in opposition to the wage cap by releasing Jones, who signed a three-year contract with the crew in March 2022. His launch was amongst an inventory of strikes the crew made Tuesday, which included releasing kicker Joey Slye.
The Jaguars drafted LSU receiver Brian Thomas Jr. with the twenty third general decide Thursday. Thomas led FBS with 17 landing catches in 2023. As well as, veteran receiver Jarvis Landry, a five-time Professional Bowl choice who didn’t play within the NFL final season, shall be taking part within the Jaguars’ Might 10-11 rookie minicamp on a tryout foundation.
Jones caught 116 passes for 1,144 yards and 7 touchdowns in two seasons with the Jaguars, together with profession highs in receptions (82) and receiving yards (823) in 2022. Jones missed eight video games in 2023 due to a lingering knee harm that he suffered early within the season.
Jones was arrested in November and charged with misdemeanor home battery after an argument with the mom of his baby allegedly resulted in an harm to her neck, in accordance with an arrest and reserving report. The Florida state lawyer’s workplace introduced in March that it could not pursue the fees in opposition to Jones and the case was dropped.
Jones, 29, was a second-round draft decide by the Buffalo Payments in 2017 and caught 90 passes for 1,037 yards and 9 touchdowns in 36 video games with the Payments. He was traded to the Oakland Raiders in October 2019 and caught 81 passes for 847 yards and two touchdowns in 43 video games with the Raiders.
Jones signed a three-year, $24 million contract with $14 million assured with the Jaguars in March 2022.
Slye signed a one-year, $1.29 million contract with $25,000 assured in March. The Jaguars drafted Arkansas kicker Cam Little within the sixth spherical Saturday. Veteran kicker Riley Patterson stays on the roster.
The Jaguars additionally introduced Tuesday they’d agreed to phrases with 13 undrafted free brokers.