JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars released safety Darnell Savage on Tuesday, dumping a veteran who 13 started games in 2024.

The move will cost the Jaguars more than $4 million in dead money this year. A five-year starter for Green Bay, Savage signed a three-year, $21.75 million contract with Jacksonville in free agency last year. The deal included $12.5 million fully guaranteed.

But Savage failed to beat out Andrew Wingard for a starting spot in training camp and played sparingly in the team's first two games. He saw action on 48 defensive snaps and notched one tackle while getting paid $2.25 million for the season and counting $4.7 million against the cap.

Because he doesn't play special teams, the Jaguars must have believed they could find better roster value elsewhe

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