Jaguars & RB Devonta Freeman Unable To Come To Terms

According to Adam Schefter, the Jaguars and RB Devonta Freeman were unable to come to terms on a contract following Freeman’s visit. 

The veteran running back remains a free agent without a team as the NFL season draws near. This is the second time he’s come close to signing with a team only to have it fall through this offseason. 

The Seahawks were reportedly offering Freeman a one-year contract worth up to $4 million with a base value of less than $3 million earlier this offseason. Freeman declined Seattle’s offer and the Seahawks opted to give the deal to Carlos Hyde instead. 

Freeman, 28, is a former fourth-round pick of the Falcons back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $2.7 million contract when he and the Falcons agreed to a five-year, $41.25 million extension that included $22 million guaranteed.

Freeman stood to make base salaries of $6.5 million and $6.3 million over the next two years of the agreement when the Falcons released him this offseason. 

In 2019, Freeman appeared in 14 games and rushed for 656 yards on 184 carries (3.6 YPC) and two touchdowns to go along with 59 receptions for 410 yards receiving and four touchdowns.

We have him included in our Top 100 Available 2020 Free Agents list.