Report: Jaguars Re-Sign LG Ezra Cleveland

Cleveland got a big pay day from the Jaguars after trading a sixth-round pick for him.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have locked in their left guard for 2024 -- and beyond. 

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Jaguars have re-signed veteran guard Ezra Cleveland to a three-year, $28.5 million deal with $14.5 million in guaranteed money.

The numbers currently put Cleveland just outside the top-15 in guard money, though this will change by next week as several big-name guards hit the free agent market.

The #Jaguars and standout G Ezra Cleveland have agreed to terms on a new 3-year deal worth $28.5M, sources say, with $14.5M guaranteed.

Jacksonville traded for Cleveland last season and moved quickly to keep him off the market in a deal done by Ron Slavin of @SPORTSTARSNYC. pic.twitter.com/uS5EAkJyQV

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 7, 2024

“We like Ezra, in fact, we’ll be meeting with his agent sometime this week. I believe it’s Thursday or Friday, we’re meeting with Ron. We’ll sit down and talk, we traded for him for a reason and we think he’s an awfully good football player," Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke said at last week's NFL Scouting Combine. 

"We’d like him back. We’d like all of our players back. That’s the way we roll. Unfortunately, you can’t get them all back. We’ll work hard, talk with Ron, his agent, and we’ll talk with Ezra a little bit and see if we can come to an agreement.”

The Jaguars traded a sixth-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings at last year's trade deadline to acquire Cleveland, reuniting him with offensive line coach Phil Rauscher.

Cleveland went on to appear in nine games for the Jaguars, starting four games at left guard and one game at left tackle. Cleveland did deal with injuries during the 2023 season, which meant the Jaguars didn't get a chance to see their ideal starting offensive line play together until the final game of the season.