Dawuane Smoot left Jacksonville for a 2024 Buffalo deal, but as the Bills have retooled at defensive end once again, a reunion will come to pass. The Jaguars are bringing Smoot back, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
Now 30, Smoot will join a new Jaguars regime but be part of a familiar position group. Smoot profiles as a rotational rusher behind starters Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker. Additionally, the Jaguars are signing wide receiver Trenton Irwin as part of a continued overhaul at the position. Wide receiver David White was waived to make room on the roster.
Smoot appeared in 11 games (four starts) for the Bills in 2024, typically lining up off the edge with some snaps as an interior rusher. The Jaguars will be hoping he can return to his previous form that yielded 22.5 sacks from 2019 to 2022, but the 30-year-old has only recorded 2.5 sacks and five tackles for loss in the last two years.
More to come.
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