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Michael DiRocco
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars launched Gabe Davis on Wednesday morning, practically 14 months after signing the extensive receiver to a three-year contract value $39 million.
The Jaguars are designating Davis as a post-June-1 launch, which means they may take up a $5.7 million useless cap hit quite than the $20.3 million useless cap hit had they not made that designation. Nevertheless, the Jaguars will not see the $794,118 in cap financial savings till June 1.
Davis’ $1.5 million wage and $10 million choice bonus had been totally assured for 2025. The Jaguars assured Davis $24 million once they signed him in March 2024, however he did not make a lot of an affect on a staff that additionally misplaced receiver Christian Kirk and tight finish Evan Engram to season-ending accidents.
Davis caught 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in 10 video games in 2024 earlier than struggling a torn meniscus in his left knee and lacking the rest of the season. His common of 12.7 yards per catch was the bottom of his five-year profession. Davis additionally dropped two potential landing passes within the Jaguars’ 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears in London on Oct. 13.
The Jaguars traded Kirk to Houston, launched Engram and signed receiver Dyami Brown in free company — leaving Davis’ potential position in 2025 unclear. The Jaguars drafted receiver/defensive again Travis Hunter final month — buying and selling up from No. 5 to No. 2 to take the Heisman Trophy winner — to pair with second-year star receiver Brian Thomas Jr., who set franchise rookie data in receptions (87) and receiving yards (1,282) in 2024.
These strikes apparently made Davis expendable, even with the big useless cap hit.
Davis had 163 catches for two,730 yards and 27 touchdowns and averaged 16.7 yards per catch in 4 seasons with the Buffalo Payments earlier than signing with the Jaguars.
