The Jacksonville jaguars would have trade with the Texans of Houston, sending the veteur veteran Christian Kirk to their Rival of AFC South.
Houston obtained a choice of seventh round in 2026, which originally belonged to the Rams of Los Angeles, in exchange for Kirk, according to The Athletic.
Trade occurs one day after the news announced that the Jaguars planned to release Kirk, who missed the last nine games of the 2024 season due to a broken collarbone.
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Christian Kirk (13) Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates a reception during the second quarter match against Houston Texans at the NRG stadium on November 26, 2023, in Houston. (Carmen Mandato / Getty Images)
This decision would have enabled Jacksonville to $ 10.7 million against their salary ceiling, according to Spotrac. Trade does the same when adding a choice of draft.
According to Spotrac, Kirk was going to reach the team’s highest ceiling this season at 24.4 million dollars while paying a salary of $ 15.5 million. But the new managing director James Gladstone, who joined the new Jags regime on February 21 to be twinned with head coach Liam Coen, clearly shows that he is not already afraid of making movements, even with a divisional rival.
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Kirk quickly developed a relationship with the quarter-Arrière Trevor Lawrence after being signed for a $ 72 million contract over four years in 2022, recording careers in the catches (84), the Yards (1,108) and the touchdown (eight) in this campaign.
However, an abdominal injury cost him five games in 2023, and his collarbone fracture limited him to eight games during the third year of his agreement.
Pittsburgh’s steelers secondary myles Jack (51) tackles the broader Jacksonville Jaguars receiver, Christian Kirk, in the center, during the first half of a pre-season match on August 20, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP photo / Phelan M. Ebenhack)
The emergence of the recruit Brian Thomas Jr. as a clear higher receiver to build the game of passes, as well as Parker Washington playing well of the slit in the absence of Kirk, leaves the jaguars in a good place despite a veteran of seven years of move to another team.
For the Texans, the addition of Kirk is logical since Tank Dell, their young rapid receiver, is likely to miss the 2025 season after having torn ACL, MCL and LCL and listening to its ball in a match against the Chiefs of Kansas City in December.
Kirk could miss the time due to his own restoration of his collarbone injury, but he should not take out the whole campaign in 2025.
The Texans could still add to their game of passes because Stefon Diggs, who built great chemistry with the quarter-arre CJ Stroud before a injury ends his season, is a free agent on the market.
Christian Kirk of Jacksonville Jaguars marks a touch in the fourth quarter against the Chiefs of Kansas City at the Stadium Arrowhead on November 13, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (Images Jason Hanna / Getty)
During seven seasons, four with the Arizona Cardinals, who took it 47th in the general classification of the 2018 NFL recovery, Kirk has 236 receptions for 2,902 yards and 17 affected in 56 career games.
