The Jacksonville Jaguars are pressed up against the salary cap and are now under the cap after declining Marcel Dareus’s option. They still have more digging to do this offseason. Part of that digging might very well include releasing stalwart cornerback A.J. Bouye. If they keep him, the Jaguars are on the hook for $15,437,500, which is an awful lot to sink into one cornerback not named Deion Sanders. Should they release him, they reduce the burden to $4 million in dead money. Seems like a no-brainer.
While they might look to trade him, no team in their right mind will take on a $15 million contract for a cornerback in a year with several solid cornerbacks on the market.