Jaguars Sign Kevin Austin, 13 Others to Reserve/Future Contracts

Most of the Jaguars' practice squad will return to the roster this offseason.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are officially in the offseason.

After Sunday's 38-35 win by the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, the NFL is kicking into full-gear offseason mode, reverting rosters back from 53 to 90. 

As a result, the Jaguars signed 14 of the 16 members of their practice squad to the offseason roster via Reserve/Future contracts. The following players will be on Jacksonville's 90-man roster to start the offseason.

• WR Kevin Austin Jr.
• OL Coy Cronk
• S Tyree Gillespie
• K James McCourt
• WR Jaylon Moore
• OL James Murray
• S Ayo Oyelola
• QB E.J. Perry
• TE Gerrit Prince
• RB Mekhi Sargent
• S Deionte Thompson
• DL Nick Thurman
• OL Darryl Williams
• WR Seth Williams

The only two members of the Jaguars' practice squad who did not sign a Reserve/Future contract were edge rusher Taco Charlton and long snapper Garrison Sanborn.

Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley does not yet count toward the Jaguars' 90-man roster limit since he is still suspended by the NFL. Ridley can first apply for reinstatement on Wednesday. Ridley was suspended by the NFL in 2022 for gambling. 

With the Jaguars signing 14 players to Reserve/Future deals, that means none of the 14 players can sign elsewhere this offseason. This means bringing back players who spent time on the active roster such as Coy Cronk and Tyree Gillespie.

It also marks the return of several big-name undrafted free agents from a season ago, including former Notre Dame wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr., former Brown quarterback E.J. Perry, and former UAB tight end Gerrit Prince, each of whom spent their rookie seasons with the Jaguars in 2022.