Jaguars cut roster to 53, place WR Greene on injured reserve

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Saturday the Jacksonville Jaguars made several cuts to get their roster down to 53 players by the 4 p.m. deadline. Earlier Saturday the Jaguars traded OL Luke Bowanko to the Baltimore Ravens.

That move brought the roster to 74 players.

The Jaguars waived/released the following players to reach the magic number of 53: seventh-year LB Andrew Gachkar, fifth-year DE Malliciah Goodman and fourth-year LB Josh McNary.

The Jaguars have waived the following players: undrafted rookie RB Tim Cook, undrafted rookie DE Hunter Dimick, fourth-year CB Brian Dixon, second-year TE Alex Ellis, undrafted rookie WR Amba Etta-Tawo, undrafted rookie OL Avery Gennesy, first-year TE David Grinnage, second-year DB Tracy Howard, fourth-year CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, first-year OL Nila Kasitati, undrafted rookie DT Kevin Maurice, undrafted rookie DE Carroll Phillips, second-year OL Chris Reed and first-year DE Jonathan Woodard.

The Jaguars have waived/injured the following players: second-year CB Doran Grant, undrafted rookie S Jarrod Harper and second-year WR Shane Wynn. Grant, Harper and Wynn will revert to the team’s reserve/injured list if they clear waivers on Sunday.

Lastly, the Jaguars placed third-year WR Rashad Greene Sr. on the team’s reserve/injured list. Greene Sr. is not eligible for reserve/injured – designated for return.

News and Notes from Tom Coughlin’s conference call:

-One name not mentioned about is Allen Hurns. For weeks it’s been rumored that the Jaguars could move on from the 4th year receiver. When asked was Hurns ever in danger of not making the team Jaguars executive VP of Football Operations Tom Coughlin answered with a simple “No.”

-Coughlin also explained that they did their research on free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick but weren’t interested.

-Coughlin called offensive line a “questionable group” and said they “can always be better.”

-Jaguars scouting department is actively looking at the moves other teams are making to improve at every position including quarterback.

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