Losing a battle for a starting job in his second Jacksonville offseason, Darnell Savage no longer appears in the team’s plans. The Jacksonville Jaguars released the veteran DB on Tuesday, per a team announcement.

We have released S Darnell Savage. @Shift4 | #DUUUVAL https://t.co/pJ8jDUGLQq — Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) September 16, 2025

Jaguars will take on a massive dead-money hit

The Jags will take on nearly $10M in dead money by dropping Savage, who had been tied to a three-year, $21.75M contract. The team’s Trent Baalke-Doug Pederson regime, however, authorized that deal. The Liam Coen-James Gladstone partnership has moved off a few notable contracts held over from the previous staff, and the duo has bid farewell to Savage.

As a vested veteran, Savage will pass straig

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