The Jacksonville Jaguars have $29.2 million in cap space and have many free agents this offseason. Jacksonville released their starting defensive tackle to free up cap space.
The Jacksonville Jaguars released their starting DT
According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Jacksonville released Foley Fatukasi, freeing up $3.5 million in cap space. Cutting Fatukasi should give Jacksonville $32.7 million in cap space.
Source: #Jaguars are releasing defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi.
The move saves $3.5M on the cap. pic.twitter.com/GMiEuQrUuc
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) March 4, 2024
Foley Fatukasi signed a contract with Jacksonville in 2022
Fatukasi signed a 3-year, $30 million contract with Jacksonville.
Fatukasi appeared in 14 games in 2022 and missed three because of a quad and an ankle injury. He had 24 tackles, two for a loss, three QB hits, 1.5 sacks, and three pass deflections. He also had five tackles, one QB hit, and 0.5 sacks in two playoff games.
Fatukasi helped the defense improve from the 23rd-ranked rushing defense in 2021 to the 12th-ranked rushing defense in 2022.
Fatukasi appeared in 16 games in 2023 and missed one because of a heel injury. He had 24 tackles, three for a loss, two QB hits, and one pass deflection.
Fatukasi helped the defense improve from the 12th-ranked rushing defense to the 9th-ranked rushing defense.
A potential reunion with the New York Jets?
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The New York Jets could be interested in signing Fatukasi because he spent the first four seasons of his career in New York, and the defense desperately needs a run stuffer as they allowed the 8th-most rushing yards in 2023.
If he doesn’t sign with New York, Fatukasi should get a lot of interest from many teams in free agency.
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