JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Joyful birthday! Now discover a new job.
That is what Jacksonville Jaguars defensive deal with Folorunso Fatukasi was advised Monday. The workforce’s official X account wished him a contented birthday within the morning. A number of hours later the workforce launched him, a league supply advised ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Joyful birthday, 94! 🎉@FISGlobal | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/P0SyWYuZJB
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) March 4, 2024
The Jaguars’ social media workforce had no thought the discharge was coming, and the workforce’s administration was unaware that the social media employees deliberate to publish the birthday greeting. However this sort of state of affairs can occur as issues play out in early March, when NFL groups begin making strikes to create wage cap house in preparation for the brand new league yr.
Releasing Fatukasi, who turned 29 on Monday, saves the Jaguars $3.5 million in opposition to the cap, however the workforce additionally will soak up $9.269 million in useless cash.
Fatukasi signed a three-year, $30 million contract with $20 million assured in March 2022, however the run-stuffing deal with didn’t equal the ultimate two seasons he had with the New York Jets in 2020-21, when he mixed for 88 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hits.
With the Jaguars, Fatukasi had 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss and 5 quarterback hits.
