The Jacksonville Jaguars boast a receiver room that options second-year star Brian Thomas Jr., No. 2 total choose Travis Hunter, free agent pickup Dyami Brown, and coaching camp spotlight machine Parker Washington.
Past these names, a handful of undrafted free brokers and veteran gamers competed this offseason for a spot on the underside of the depth chart. It seems that common supervisor James Gladstone and the Jaguars wished to strengthen the place group by buying a brand new identify.
Jacksonville traded a 2026 sixth-round choose to the Detroit Lions for Tim Patrick, as first reported by NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero. The deal is now official pending a bodily.
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Patrick initially entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens in 2017 and spent elements of his rookie season with the Ravens, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos however didn’t seem in a sport. His profession totals embrace 176 receptions for two,403 yards and 15 touchdowns in 71 video games (46 begins) for the Broncos (2018-23) and Detroit Lions (2024). Patrick appeared in 16 video games (9 begins) with the Lions final season and totaled 33 receptions for 394 yards and three touchdowns.
The San Diego, Calif., native performed collegiately at Utah from 2014-16 after transferring from Grossmont School. He appeared in 21 video games for the Utes and registered 61 receptions for 888 yards and 5 touchdowns.
“Actually excited in regards to the addition of Tim Patrick,” Gladstone stated at Wednesday’s scheduled media availability. “He’s any individual that from afar, each Liam [Coen], myself, the teaching workers, the scouting workers, has actually appreciated his sport.”
“I feel anyone who does their homework on Tim Patrick understands that he’s by no means had a straightforward path. He’s all the time needed to overcome obstacles. The one factor he communicated to us after this choice was made, he’s able to earn each op that lies in entrance. When he’s bought that starvation that he can present clearly from a veteran presence to a room who positively has, up till Dyami [Brown], a whole lot of youth, a whole lot of inexperience as compared.”
“The concept of constructing out a basketball group with not solely the extensive receiver room, however a number of place teams, that may be very useful, proper? Not the identical, precise style throughout the group. That may be one thing that, if you discuss with Liam, having the ability to artfully design performs to faucet into these ability units is one thing that he will get inventive juices from. In order that was one thing that was actually thrilling in regards to the addition of Tim, understanding that he brings one thing that we don’t at the moment have.”
What Tim brings is a giant, sturdy body with wonderful blocking skill (he ranked ninth amongst 59 qualifying wideouts in PFF run block grade in 2024). Thomas Jr. was beforehand the one Jaguars receiver over six toes tall, although he has a slender body. Patrick, standing at 6’ 4” and 212 kilos, presents a brand new dimension for Coen’s offense.
The Jaguars beforehand tried to commerce for second-year professional Devaughn Vele (6’ 5”, 210 kilos), who was dealt from the Denver Broncos to the New Orleans Saints late final week. Denver coach Sean Payton name-dropped Jacksonville as one among three groups that have been within the combine.
Austin Trammel, who made the Jaguars’ preliminary 53-man roster on Tuesday because the fifth and last receiver, will probably be waived. Count on him to return to the follow squad if one other group doesn’t declare him.
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