Overview
- NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Thursday that Jacksonville released the veteran defensive tackle, who is expected to be available on waivers Friday and could draw interest from depth-seeking contenders.
- Saunders entered the NFL as a 2019 third-round pick of the Chiefs and won two Super Bowls during four seasons in Kansas City.
- He departed for New Orleans in 2023 free agency and joined Jacksonville in August in a trade that sent Luke Fortner to the Saints.
- This season he appeared in two games for the Jaguars, logging 25 snaps with three tackles, and was a healthy scratch in seven others.
- The move opens a roster spot and leaves a defensive tackle rotation of Arik Armstead, DaVon Hamilton, Maason Smith and Austin Johnson.