The 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars roster can have a returning face on the offensive line, as swing-tackle/guard Cole Van Lanen will formally be returning after reportedly signing his restricted free agent tender.
#Jaguars Cole Van Lanen signed his restricted free agent tender
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 21, 2025
We beforehand famous that Van Lanen might probably land again with the staff, as Jacksonville beforehand positioned a restricted free agent, authentic spherical tender on him earlier than the beginning of the brand new league yr. As a word, a restricted free agent is a participant with an expiring contract who has three accrued seasons. Whereas this participant is free to barter with different groups, their prior staff has proper of first refusal to match any contract provided or draft choose compensation.
As such, the Jaguars retained the rights to match any free company gives he would have acquired in open negotiations. In any other case, the staff might have determined to permit him to go and settle for a sixth-round draft choose from the negotiating staff. With Cole visiting the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, with out signing a deal he reportedly signed his tender on Monday. He’ll now be locked in for the 2025 season on a one-year deal for the RFA predetermined price of $3.26 million, per OverTheCap.com. The Jaguars are nonetheless the one staff to re-sign none of their 2024 unrestricted free brokers, nonetheless.
In 2024, Van Lanen made three begins whereas taking part in six matchups on offense as a swing deal with. Moreover, His versatility to play each deal with spots or additionally kick inside to protect ought to enable the staff extra offensive line depth coming into the brand new regime beneath Liam Coen. In 68 “true-pass units” over his 252 offensive snaps in 2024 (at each proper and left deal with), Van Lanen gave up zero sacks.
The 26-year-old Van Lanen has been with Jacksonville for 3 years after being initially drafted by the Inexperienced Bay Packers in 2021. He was traded to the Jaguars in 2022 for a seventh-round choose.