'This is messed up', say NFL fans as Jacksonville Jaguars star made unemployed hours after team wish him happy birthday | 0A5I6AA | 2024-03-08 02:08:01
The day started properly enough, with the Jaguars wishing Fatukasi nicely with a cheerful social media messag
JACKSONVILLE Jaguars defensive deal with Folorunso Fatukasi will doubtless need to overlook his 29th birthday.
The day started properly enough, with the Jaguars wishing Fatukasi nicely with a cheerful social media message in the morning.
"Completely satisfied birthday, 94!" the workforce account posted, along with a party emoji, on X, the location previously referred to as Twitter.
Then got here the dangerous news later within the day.
ESPN reported that he was being released.
An NFL insider stated, "Supply: #Jaguars are releasing defensive deal with Foley Fatukasi. The move saves $3.5M on the cap."
NFL fans have been quick to touch upon these developments.
One wrote on X, "How does this occur so typically lol – 1/365 probability and I've seen a participant get minimize on their birthday like a dozen occasions."
One other simply stated, "Completely satisfied birthday, Foley! Oh, you're fired, BTW. Savage."
Fatukasi began his skilled profession with the New York Jets after being picked in the sixth round, 180th general, within the 2018 NFL Draft.
He performed only one recreation in his rookie season towards the New England Patriots.
Fatukasi featured much more in the following years, appearing in 14 games as a reserve in 2019, recording 27 complete tackles.
He additionally had his first profession snap in a gathering with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> In 2020, Fatukasi started eight video games and appeared in 15, recording 42 complete tackles, 22 of them solo. And in 2021, he started in 15 video games, recording 46 complete tackles, 25 of them solo.
Fatukasi then signed a three-year, $30 million contract, with the Jaguars in early 2022.
In his first season in Jacksonville, he performed 14 video games, with 24 complete tackles, 13 of them solo, with 1.5 sacks.
The Jaguars made it to the postseason, dropping in the Divisional Spherical to the eventual Super Bowl winners, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
And in the 2023 season, Fatukasi played in 16 games, with 24 complete tackles and 16 of them solo – he didn't make any sacks – because the Jaguars narrowly missed out on the postseason.
Now he will probably be elsewhere for the 2024 season, with plenty of Jets followers already calling for his return to New Jersey.
More >> https://ift.tt/SAsOJjC Source: MAG NEWS
