Free agent EDGE Yannick Ngakoue said during an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio that he’s hoping to sign on with a contending team before the start of the 2023 season.
“I definitely want to play for a contender, play for a team and an organization that wants to win a Super Bowl,” Ngakoue said. “That’s one of the things on my agenda, to be able to help and contribute to that. Hopefully I can get some great interest from a contender.”
Ngakoue explained that he’s more focused on finding a “stable home” this offseason after playing for a few teams in recent years.
“I think in the financial aspect, that has everything to do with my agent and whatever team I decide to go to,” Ngakoue said. “I just feel like instead of doing business I’m looking to have a stable home.”
Ngakoue, 27, is a former third-round pick of the Jaguars back in 2016. He played out the final year of his four-year, $3.48 million contract before the Jaguars used the franchise tag on him.
However, Ngakoue refused to play for the Jaguars in a contract dispute and they later traded him to the Vikings. He lasted just a few months in Minnesota before he was traded to the Ravens.
Ngakoue signed a two-year, $26 million deal with the Raiders and made a base salary of $5 million in 2022 after being traded to the Colts last March in exchange for CB Rock Ya-Sin.
In 2022, Ngakoue appeared in 13 games for the Colts and recorded 29 total tackles and 9.5 sacks.
We have him included in our Top 100 Available 2023 NFL Free Agents list.
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