The Jaguars will meet with Devonta Freeman over the weekend, according to a source who spoke with ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter (on Twitter). If all goes well, Freeman will fill the void left by the release of Leonard Fournette. 
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The Jaguars weren’t interested in keeping Fournette at a $4MM+ rate. Instead, they decided to move forward with Chris Thompson, Ryquell Armstead, Devine Ozigbo, and James Robinson as their top tailbacks. Unfortunately, Armstead is on the COVID-19 list, leaving them extra thin in the backfield.
Freeman hasn’t look like his old self in a while. The five-year, $41.25MM deal he signed with the Falcons in 2017 did not pan out. Injuries limited him to just two games in 2018 and, last year, he averaged just 3.6 yards per carry in 14 games. Meanwhile, Football Outsiders placed him just 41st among 43 running backs in success rate.
The Jaguars could give Freeman an opportunity to redeem himself and inch to the form he showed in 2016, his last Pro Bowl season. In that campaign, Freeman ran for 4.8 yards per try and scored 13 all-purpose touchdowns.
Freeman’s last known offer came from the Seahawks, who tried to pitch him on a one-year, $3MM deal.
Are they going to trade him away after they sign him?
Probably. As they should.
Devine Ozigbo time!
pfff