Jaguars, TE Evan Engram avoid tag deadline, agree to 3-year, $41.25 million deal

The Jacksonville Jaguars and tight end Evan Engram have come to an agreement on a three-year, $41.25 million deal with $24 million guaranteed.

The two parties struck a deal ahead of Monday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline for a long-term extension after Jacksonville placed the franchise tag on Engram in June, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Engram, 28, is coming off a career year in his first season with the Jaguars. He hauled in 73 receptions for 766 yards and four touchdowns, becoming one of Trevor Lawrence’s go-to targets. A first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss, Engram spent the first five seasons of his career with the New York Giants. After a stellar rookie campaign in New York, Engram quickly fell out of favor in the Giants’ offense and missed significant time in 2018 and ’19 with injuries.

He signed a one-year, $9 million deal with the Jaguars last offseason. He surpassed Kyle Brady (2000) for the most catches and receiving yards by a tight end in a single season in Jaguars franchise history, per ESPN. Engram was listed as the eighth-best tight end in the NFL during a recent poll conducted by ESPN involving executives, players, and coaches.

Evan Engram remains in Jacksonville after ‘best time of my life’

Back in May, Engram described his first season in Jacksonville as the “best time of my life.”

“I wanted to be great where I got drafted… but that just wasn’t for me. At the end of the day, I needed Jacksonville,” Engram said, via NFL.com. “I needed the coaches I had there, I needed the relationships I’ve built with the guys there. I had the best time of my life the past season.

“It was the first time in my career where I didn’t want to leave the building. It was a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, I’m in the building just staying because I want to work, I want to watch more film. I’m staying with Trevor after the day is over watching film with him.”

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