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The Jaguars re-signed Deejay Dallas<\/p>\n
NFL free agency is less than a month away and the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> will have to make decisions on key players who led them to 13 wins in the 2025 season. The team currently has 12 players set to hit free agency<\/a>, and the group is led by linebacker Devin Lloyd Jr., and running back Travis Etienne.<\/p>\n Lloyd had the best season of his career in 2025 as he made his first career Pro Bowl and earned second-team All-Pro honors. Meanwhile, Etienne bounced back after a disappointing 2024 season, and totaled nearly 1,400 scrimmage yards while scoring a career-high 13 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Now, the Jaguars have announced that they have re-signed a running back amid the uncertainty on Etienne\u2019s free agent status.<\/p>\n Jacksonville Jaguars Re-Sign Deejay Dallas<\/p>\n On Jan. 16, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced that they had re-signed running back Deejay Dallas. The team posted on their official website regarding the signing<\/a>, \u201cDallas appeared in three games with the Jaguars last season after signing with the team in December. With Jacksonville, Dallas returned six kicks for 180 yards and added two carries for 21 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dallas was originally drafted by Seattle in the fourth round (144th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft and has since played in 84 games (two starts) for the Seahawks<\/a> (2020-23), Cardinals (2024), Panthers (2025) and Jaguars (2025). His career totals include 124 rushes for 538 yards and four touchdowns; 64 receptions for 407 yards and two touchdowns; 89 kickoff returns for 2,254 yards and a touchdown; and 39 punt returns for 367 yards.\u201d<\/p>\n Coming into the NFL Draft in 2020, SB Nation writer Dylan Sherry wrote of Dallas,<\/a> \u201cDallas is proving to scouts that his skillset is dynamic and multidimensional. DeeJay\u2019s versatility was made obvious to us from the very beginning of his career in Miami. Switching from wide receiver to running back under former head coach Mark Richt\u2019s offense, Dallas displayed soft hands and superb open-field vision in his 3 years with the Hurricanes\u2014another aspect scouts are finally becoming aware of.\u201d<\/p>\n After signing with the Jaguars late last season, he will get a chance to develop in Liam Coen\u2019s offense with a full offseason and training program with the team.<\/p>\n Upcoming Jaguars Free Agents<\/p>\n Originally, Dallas was going to be one of the Jaguars\u2019 free agents this offseason, but now he will be a part of the team heading into the 2026 season. However, the team must still decide what to do with the previously mentioned Lloyd and Etienne. A possible option the team has is applying the franchise tag.\u00a0<\/p>\n Regarding the franchise tag option, ESPN writer Michael DiRocco wrote, <\/a>\u201cLloyd is coming off the best year of his career (five interceptions, a fumble recovery, 10 QB hits, 1.5 sacks) and was a second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler, but the Jaguars aren\u2019t likely to tag Lloyd. The linebacker tag is projected to be $28.2 million, per OverTheCap.com, which is a large number for a non-pass-rushing linebacker who had an up-and-down first three years. Remember, the team declined to pick up his fifth-year option last spring because of that.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a similar situation with Etienne in regard to the projected tag number ($14.5 million). Etienne did post 1,399 scrimmage yards and scored a career-high 13 touchdowns, but his production on the ground tailed at the end of the season. He averaged 3.2 yards per carry in the final six games, a significant drop-off from the 4.8 yards per carry he averaged in the first 11 games.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJose Esquer<\/a> Jose Esquer is a Mexican-American sportswriter and communications student based in San Diego, CA. His work spans football, basketball, baseball, and soccer. He has written for platforms like RotoWire and DolphinsTalk. You can find him on Twitter\/X @JEsquer8, usually talking Dolphins, world football, or both. 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