Jacksonville Jaguars Release Former Ohio State Running Back Carlos Hyde

Hyde rushed for just 253 yards and one touchdown last season as the backup to James Robinson.

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on Friday they have released former Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde after just one season with the franchise.

We have sent exclusive rights tenders to OLB/DE Jamir Jones, LB Chapelle Russell, and RB Mekhi Sargent. We have released RB Carlos Hyde.https://t.co/I6d7HuZCeI

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) March 11, 2022

The 31-year-old Hyde rushed for 253 yards and one touchdown and caught 12 passes for 65 yards in 12 games as the backup to second-year pro James Robinson. His release saves the Jaguars roughly $1.9 million against the salary cap, with $450,000 in dead money.

A second-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2014 NFL Draft, Hyde has also spent time with the Cleveland Browns (2018), Kansas City Chiefs (2019), Houston Texans (2019) and Seattle Seahawks (2020). This was his second stint with the Jaguars, as he finished out the 2018 season in Jacksonville after being traded by the Browns after just five games.

Hyde’s decision to return to the Jaguars coincided with Urban Meyer’s arrival in Duval, so his firing coupled with the franchise selecting former Clemson running back Travis Etienne in the first round of last April’s draft made Hyde expendable. He’ll now hit the open market as a free agent, having rushed for 4,979 yards and 37 touchdowns in his eight-year career.

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