After being a Pro Bowler last season defensive tackle Malik Jackson has had his role reduced this year by the Jacksonville Jaguars and he can see the writing on the wall that this will be his last few games with the club, and is expecting to be cut this offseason.

“In my mind, if I’m third or fourth on the depth chart making $14.5 million to $15 million, I don’t see too much future for me in Jacksonville,” Jackson said Wednesday via Jacksonville.com. “I’m not trying to be a journeyman by any means. But it’s a business and soon as you try to forget that then it’s a rude awakening for sure.”

If the Jaguars do release him before June 1st they would save $11 million but would also have a $4 million hit in dead cap money. Last season Jackson had eight sacks but this year he only has taken down the quarterback once, and has come off the bench the last two games.

“You see guys go through things and handle it the right way,” Jackson said. “You see older guys get pushed out of the league and you don’t understand it but they’re still fighting. For example, Peyton Manning when he got injured in Indy, but he was still teaching his guys and doing what he had to do to be a leader. I kind of learned that from him. I’m still trying to push guys and teach them. Whatever I’m going through doesn’t matter, the team is more important.”

Even if he is released this offseason there will be a market for him as a serviceable veteran who can still produce on the field, even if it is just as a role player.