The Jaguars showed Malik Jackson the door, and Carlos Hyde will follow him out. The running back will be released by the Jaguars on Friday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com (on Twitter). 
The Jaguars tried to trade Jackson and Hyde, but couldn’t find a worthwhile deal. Hyde, who joined the Jaguars in a midseason trade with the Browns, had two years left on his deal but nothing in the way of guarantees. Understandably, clubs passed on trading for Hyde and taking on a $4.7MM cap hold. Hyde will now get an early crack at free agency before the market formally opens on Thursday.
Last year, Hyde ran for 189 yards and zero touchdowns in his eight games (two starts) with Jacksonville. In theory, Hyde could have returned on a lesser deal to help stopgap Leonard Fournette, but the Jags will instead look in another direction. Fournette could be backed up by T.J. Yeldon, but that would require re-signing the impending free agent.
The Jags have opened up significant cap room by dismissing Hyde and Jackson – by our calculation, they’ve gone from having $2.6MM in space to roughly $20MM by virtue of the two cuts.
Seems like even a 7th rounder would be worthwhile if you’re just gonna release them for no compensation anyways
No one wanted a 4.7 mil cap hit when they can sign him for around league minimum.
Of course they’d take a 7th, but no one offered a 7th..
Happens all the time with pending cuts.
Not a bad option for Philly
No thanks. I’ll stick with Ajayi and his grandma knees
Wonder if a Hyde and 49ers reunion could happen. 49ers Need a power back for short yards. Breida and McKinnon are Slashers. Mostert would be special teams and incase any backs get hurt ( McKinnon coming off tear may not be ready and the Breida The Cheetah was banged up last year) Guess it will be what happens in the draft, what needy RB teams take a flyer on Hyde, and how much Hyde wants to get paid. 1 yr deal might work too. If not Hyde love to see Frank The Tank Gore come back for his farewell season and retire a 49er.