The Jamaal Charles experience didn’t last long for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Within just a couple of weeks since the Jaguars signed the veteran running back, the team has decided to waive Charles, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
The #Jaguars cut veteran RB Jamaal Charles after 6 carries in 2 games. Carlos Hyde’s acquisition takes his spot
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 22, 2018
This update on Charles does not come as a big surprise, considering that he was only signed by the Jags on Oct. 9 largely because the team needed backfield depth with Leonard Fournette having hamstring issues. But now that the Jaguars have Carlos Hyde, it’s understandable why they viewed Charles as a roster excess. Jacksonville acquired Hyde from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick 10 days after the Jags signed Charles.
However, it’s not only Hyde’s presence that served as the impetus for Jacksonville to waive Charles. According to the Jags’ official Twitter account, Charles was released in order to accommodate linebacker Nick DeLuca to the 53-man roster.
We have promoted rookie LB @N_DeLuca49 to the 53-man active roster from the practice squad.
To make room on the roster, we released 11th-year RB Jamaal Charles. pic.twitter.com/OmiHd2wtvZ
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) October 22, 2018
Charles barely saw the field wearing Jaguars threads, playing in two games and coming up with only seven rushing yards on six carries. He also had seven receiving yards on two receptions.
The 31-year-old running back has career totals of 1,407 rushing yards and 44 rushing touchdowns in 119 games played. He also has 2,593 receiving yards and 20 touchdown grabs.
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