JACKSONVILLE – Work has been done. Progress has been made.
And while the 2024 offseason isn’t over, and while NFL player acquisition never really ends, Ethan Waugh overall said he sees the Jaguars’ roster as improved in recent months.
That gives him a good sense as 2024 organized team activities approach.
“I feel a lot better,” Waugh said of the roster recently.
Waugh, the Jaguars’ assistant general manager, spoke to the media Friday shortly before Jaguars 2024 rookie camp. With the 2024 NFL Draft and much of free agency in the rearview, Waugh said he likes how the Jaguars combined those two acquisition opportunities to improve the team’s size, strength and speed.
Head Coach Doug Pederson throughout the offseason has discussed adding “winners,” saying shortly before the draft players such as free agent defensive tackle Arik Armstead – who played in the Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers last season – were added because they understood the need to “keep our foot on the gas and keep pushing” throughout the season.
“We need more guys like that,” Pederson said.
Waugh on Friday said free agency moved toward that end.
“I feel like we added players through free agency that fit us in terms of their makeup,” he said. “Obviously, their ability as well – but also their makeup in terms of coming from winning programs that have played in big games and big games late in the season. Having those guys here will help the rest of our team grow in that capacity.”
Waugh, too, said the free-agency approach benefitted the team during the draft in late April.
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