Defensive end Yannick Ngakoue is on the trading block for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the one-time Pro-Bowler could land with the Las Vegas Raiders, per The Athletic's Vic Tafur.

Jacksonville appears to have steep draft-pick compensation demands in a trade for the 25-year-old Ngakoue. The Maryland product was selected by the Jaguars in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft, earning his wings as a Pro Bowl selection in his sophomore year back in 2017. In the past season, though, Ngakoue came away with eight total sacks along with 41 combined tackles, one interception, and one fumble recovery.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Thursday that a Ngakoue trade doesn't appear likely during the draft, with time “running out” due to complications with his contract. Ngakoue was extended the Jaguars' franchise tag in the offseason, with the defensive end accepting it. Ngakoue's salary figure for the one-year deal in 2020 should be worth around

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It doesn't appear the Jaguars and Ngakoue can reconcile, making a trade to the newly relocated Las Vegas franchise, for example, more likely. On Monday Ngakoue feuded online with the franchise's co-owner, Tony Khan, calling him a clown through emoji vocabulary.

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For the Raiders, a deal for Ngakoue so far has been centered around trading the 19th overall pick in the draft on Thursday, which could be a huge price to pay for the defensive end on an expiring contract due to the franchise tag.

In response, the Jaguars have been negotiating with the Raiders, trying to pry the No. 12 pick instead for the disgruntled Ngakoue.