Jaguars Place DT Marcell Dareus On IR, Sign DT Akeem Spence

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced Friday that they’ve placed DT Marcell Dareus on injured reserve and signed DT Akeem Spence to a contract.

Ian Rapoport reported yesterday that Dareus is undergoing surgery to repair a core muscle injury. Rapoport says it’s a straightforward procedure that has a very high rate of full recovery and generally requires 4-6 weeks to heal.

Dareus, 29, is a former first-round pick of the Bills back in 2011. He signed a massive seven-year, $103.2 million contract that included $60 million guaranteed with the Bills back in 2015 before being traded to the Jaguars in 2017 for a 2018 sixth-round pick.

Dareus later agreed to restructure the agreement with the Jaguars this past February and is owed $2.835 million in 2019 and $9.5 million in 2020.

In 2019, Dareus has appeared in six games and recorded 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks and one pass defense.

Spence, 27, is a former sixth-round pick by the Buccaneers back in 2013. He finished his four-year, $2,644,424 rookie contract with Tampa Bay before signing a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Lions in 2017.

The Lions traded Spence to the Dolphins in 2018 for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. Miami released Spence during the preseason and he later signed on with the Eagles. Philadelphia cut him loose a few days ago.