The Jacksonville Jaguars Have Signed a Former 1st Round Defensive to a Contract As their Veteran exit the squad
The Jacksonville Jaguars released their starting safety, Rayshawn Jenkins, this offseason. They plan on replacing Jenkins with Antonio Johnson despite signing Darnell Savage. The Jaguars plan on playing Savage in the slot, even though he has played at safety the most in his career.
Their safety depth outside of Johnson, Andre Cisco, and Andrew Wingard is inexperienced and hasn’t played much on defense but plays more on special teams.
The Jaguars addressed their depth after the draft by signing a former 1st round pick.
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed a former 1st round pick.
The Jaguars announced on X that they signed Terrell Edmunds to a contract. The details regarding his salary and contract length have not been disclosed.
Edmunds will be on his fourth team in his seventh year in the league. He has played 95 games and started 79. He has 458 tackles, 17 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, six interceptions, 28 pass deflections, and one forced fumble.
Terrell Edmunds spent the start of the 2023 season with the Philadelphia Eagles
Edmunds signed a 1-year, $2 million contract with the Eagles.
He played seven games and started three, with 28 tackles, and one forced fumble.
He would get traded during the NFL Trade Deadline.
The Eagles traded Edmunds to the Titans during the NFL Trade Deadline.
He played nine games, starting once, with 20 tackles, two TFLs, 2.5 sacks, one interception, and two pass deflections. He finished the season with 48 tackles, two TFLs, 2.5 sacks, one interception, two pass deflections, one forced fumble, and a 63.0 PFF Grade. He also had a 70.2 run defense grade, a 76.1 pass rush grade, and a 60.3 coverage grade per PFF.
Edmunds will have to earn a spot on the roster. He will compete against Andrew Wingard, Daniel Thomas, Erick Hallett, and Josh Proctor, assuming Andre Cisco and Antonio Johnson are the starters.
Does he have what it takes to make their 53-man roster?
Edmunds spent the first five years of his career with the Steelers after the team selected him at No. 28 overall in the first round of 2018. In 79 games with Pittsburgh, Edmunds posted 410 combined tackles, including 15 tackles for loss and 6 interceptions.
While Edmunds has not played for another AFC North team, the Jaguars will still be the third Pittsburgh rival Edmunds will play for since leaving the Steelers in free agency a year ago. Last season, Edmunds appeared in games for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans.
The Jaguars were division rivals with the Steelers from 1995-2001. The two franchises have also met in two playoff games, both of which were Jacksonville victories, since then.
