{"id":187381,"date":"2026-03-11T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187381\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:07","slug":"recapping-day-2-for-the-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187381\/","title":{"rendered":"Recapping Day 2 for the Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 11, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With Day 2 of NFL free agency now behind us, let&#8217;s take a look back at everything that happened with the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In terms of outside signings,\u00a0the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jaguars<\/a> still have not made an addition. However, there is still news circulating that pertains to the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here is everything you need to know from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Newsome signs with Giants<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Now-former\u00a0<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jacksonville Jaguars&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0cornerback <a href=\"http:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/03\/10\/nfl-expert-grades-jaguars-free-agent-greg-newsome-signing-giants\/89093106007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Newsome<\/a> signed a one-year, $8 million free agency deal to join the New York Giants. Re-signing both<a href=\"http:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/03\/09\/nfl-free-agency-grading-montaric-brown-re-signing-jaguars\/89065200007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Montaric Brown<\/a>\u00a0and Greg Newsome was likely never going to be in play this offseason for the Jaguars, and Jacksonville made the right choice in retaining Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a>Johnny Mundt signs with the Eagles<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">One day after it was reported that the Jaguars were releasing Mundt, he quickly found a new home, signing a<a href=\"http:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/03\/10\/nfl-free-agency-former-jaguars-johnny-mundt-signs-eagles\/89091456007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> one-year deal<\/a> with the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>What does Devin Lloyd&#8217;s departure mean for the Jaguars LB position?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Casandra Chesser <a href=\"http:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/03\/10\/devin-lloyds-departure-reshapes-jaguars-linebacker-outlook\/89086621007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently explored<\/a> two on the roster options that the Jaguars have to fill Lloyd&#8217;s role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not clear if James Gladstone would want to pursue another free agent or pick someone in the draft to replace Lloyd, but internally, there are two candidates who might be able to step up and earn a more substantial place on the defense,&#8221; Chesser wrote. &#8220;Ventrell Miller and Jack Kiser are both looking at the possibility of having a breakout season, which would be great news for both them and the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NFL insider addresses continued Brian Thomas Jr. trade speculation<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rumors continue to swirl regarding Thomas Jr.&#8217;s future with the Jaguars. But ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter put that speculation to bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jaguars<\/a>\u00a0are not interested in trading him,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/03\/10\/nfl-free-agency-jaguars-have-no-interest-trading-brian-thomas-jr\/89087595007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Schefter said on the Pat McAfee Show.<\/a> &#8220;They denied it repeatedly. His name continues to come up in social media circles, floated out there, and for whatever reason, it doesn&#8217;t go away. But every indication that I&#8217;ve gotten back is the Jaguars have no interest in moving on from Brian Thomas despite all the speculation that is out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jaguars create more salary cap space<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/player\/robert-hainsey\/9559\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Over the Cap<\/a>, the\u00a0Jaguars\u00a0restructured the contract of center <a href=\"http:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/03\/10\/nfl-free-agency-how-much-salary-cap-space-jaguars-have-after-recent-move\/89080811007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Hainsey<\/a> by converting $5.03 million of his base salary in 2026 to a bonus. This move reduced his 2026 cap hit by $4.028 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 11, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET With Day 2 of NFL free agency now behind us, let&#8217;s take&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[31,116,118,117,1254,9548,298,434,1256,430,420,9423,21366,342,332,307,4730,300,431,34],"class_list":{"0":"post-187381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-jacksonville","10":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","11":"tag-jacksonville-news","12":"tag-sstssportsnfljaguars","13":"tag-sstsnjaguars","14":"tag-tagamerican-football","15":"tag-tagbrian-thomas-jr","16":"tag-tagdevin-lloyd","17":"tag-taggreg-newsome-ii","18":"tag-tagjacksonville-jaguars","19":"tag-tagjohnny-mundt","20":"tag-tagmontaric-brown","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnfl","23":"tag-tagoverall-negative","24":"tag-tagrobert-hainsey","25":"tag-tagsports-news","26":"tag-tagventrell-miller","27":"tag-typestory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}