JACKSONVILLE – The news came fast, and the news was good.

This was Sunday night. The week then became a whirlwind, with Khalen Saunders on Tuesday morning suddenly being in a different place with a different team – and smiling the whole way.

"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else," he said.

Saunders, a seven-year veteran defensive tackle, spoke to the media Tuesday morning following Day 17 of the 2025 Jaguars Training Camp practice at the Miller Electric Center – and shortly after Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen discussed the previous day’s trade that brought Saunders to Jacksonville.

"There's no question he can help us in the middle [of the defense]," Coen said.

Saunders, 29, played the past two seasons for the New Orleans Saints, for whom he played in a 17-17 tie between the S

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