Jaguars reportedly trade veteran defensive tackle to Seahawks as sell season begins

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The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to the NFL's first trade of the 2024 regular season.

Jacksonville is sending veteran defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in 2026,  ESPN reported on Monday evening.

Roberton-Harris is a former undrafted free agent who originally signed with the Chicago Bears. He's spent the past three-plus seasons with the Jaguars, appearing in all 17 games for Jacksonville in 2023 and 2022.

The former UTEP standout started 2024 as a starter but has seen his role decline in recent weeks. In six games for the Jags this season, Roberton-Harris recorded seven total tackles and two sacks. He still had two years left on the three-year, $21.6 million extension he signed with Jacksonville in 2023.

This could be a sign that the 1-5 Jaguars are open for business now weeks away from the NFL’s Nov. 5 trade deadline.

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Ryan O'Leary has spent his entire professional career in sports multimedia, working as journalist, editor, podcaster, and in live events as a content manager and show emcee. His career highlights include working as a podcast host and audio editor for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, where he led a series of NFL podcasts for the company’s top-performing NFL sites. A born and raised New Englander, Ryan’s career kicked-off in newspapers after graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in journalism. He developed an affinity for small-town youth, high school and college sports, while also realizing his childhood dream of covering the Patriots in multiple AFC Championship Games. Ryan enjoys kicking it with family and friends, beating his dad and brother in chess, and arguing with anyone crazy enough to insist that Tom Brady isn’t the GOAT.