{"id":45272,"date":"2025-11-13T15:55:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/45272\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:55:08","slug":"jacksonville-jaguars-reportedly-releasing-veteran-dt-khalen-saunders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/45272\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Jaguars reportedly releasing veteran DT Khalen Saunders"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> are reportedly releasing one of their veteran defensive tackles.<\/p>\n

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network<\/a>, the Jaguars<\/a> are releasing Khalen Saunders.<\/p>\n

The Jaguars acquired Saunders during the preseason in a trade with New Orleans that sent center Luke Fortner to the Saints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saunders has appeared in only two games this season in Weeks 1 and 10. In Jacksonville’s other seven games, he was a healthy scratch.<\/p>\n

Arik Armstead, DaVon Hamilton, Maason Smith, and Austin Johnson have typically been the preferred four at defensive tackle. In the two games Saunders appeared in, Johnson was inactive.<\/p>\n

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From the entire defensive front, the Jaguars need more steady pass rush production for the remainder of this season.<\/p>\n

“That’s something we definitely need to talk about as a staff and as a group,”\u00a0Liam Coen said after the loss, via ESPN<\/a>. “That hasn’t been good enough all season and wasn’t good enough [Sunday].<\/p>\n

“It’s never one group’s fault when you lose a game. That’s not what we’re going to do here, but it definitely is a challenge for us.”<\/p>\n

With Saunders’ release, the Jaguars now have a roster opening on the 53-man.<\/p>\n

In Saunders’ seven NFL seasons, he’s appeared in 70 games, which includes making 32 starts. He also won two Super Bowls during his time with the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

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