The offseason is officially in gear as we got our first big trade. The Jacksonville Jaguars sent their starting cornerback to the Denver Broncos in return for a fourth-round pick in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft.
Just two years ago, the Jaguars had the best defense in the league and were one half away from making it to the Super Bowl. The dynamic group was led by Bouye and his partner in the secondary, Jalen Ramsey. Now, both are no longer with the Jaguars.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report the deal:
The Broncos and Jaguars have agreed on a trade that would send cornerback A.J. Bouye to Denver for a 2020 fourth-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.
The trade cannot be processed until the new league year begins March 18th.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 3, 2020
ESPN’s Josina Anderson was able to get quotes from Bouye about his feelings on the move:
AJ Bouye to me on the phone: "I'm on the way to get my kids, I get a phone call from (Dave) Caldwell, saying he appreciates everything I did for the team. Then Elway calls me, saying welcome to Denver. Now everyone is calling, I'm just finding out. I want to thank Jacksonville."
— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 3, 2020
More AJ Bouye to me just now: "I'm definitely excited because Chris Harris always had good things to say about Denver. I'm about to watch film & look at their scheme some more and really study it. It's CB friendly. The 3 times I played there the atmosphere & fanbase was amazing."
— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 3, 2020
Chris Harris Jr. is currently a free agent and is likely to sign elsewhere when free agency opens in a couple weeks.
Whether he is being brought in as a companion or replacement, Bouye’s contract still has two years left on his deal with a base salary of $13 million.
This could potentially be the first of several moves the Jaguars make according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports:
Jags were a team other teams most wanted to talk at combine, as we noted. Beyond Bouye trade there is interest in Campbell, Linder, Norwell, though return likely not great. Moving Foles likely impossible from what I gather unless Jags goose pot by including a decent pick
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 3, 2020
Ramsey, never the one to hold his tongue made his feelings about what’s going on in Jacksonville be known:
👀👀
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) March 3, 2020
Free all my dawgs lol
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) March 3, 2020
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