March 19, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET
The Jacksonville Jaguars did make an effort to retain free agent linebacker Devin Lloyd.
According to The Athletic’s Joe Person, who covers the Panthers, Lloyd said that the Jaguars did make an offer before he ultimately signed with Carolina.
What that offer was, we do not know. But Lloyd signed a three-year, $45 million deal to join the Panthers, so we can probably assume that the Jaguars didn’t reach that mark.
Lloyd put together a breakout season with the Jaguars in 2025. This included making his first Pro Bowl team and being named a second-team All-Pro.
Lloyd did a bit of everything for the Jaguars’ defense, recording 28 pressures as a blitzer, impacting the run game as one of PFF’s highest-graded linebackers, and making plays in coverage, which includes coming away with five interceptions.
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The Jaguars will now have to replace his presence in the middle of the defense. GM James Gladstone recently detailed how the Jaguars will go about doing that, and the very first player he mentioned was Ventrell Miller. Gladstone also mentioned Branson Combs as someone who could provide a special teams presence in Lloyd’s absence.
With 11 draft picks, including four in the top 100, the Jaguars could also turn to the draft for added competition at the linebacker position.