Wil Lutz reportedly had a offer in park to secured the Jacksonville Jaguars.
And nearest he didn’t.
The veteran NFL kicker is reportedly re-signing with the Denver Broncos rather. The Denver Gazette’s Chris Tomasson reported Monday that Lutz’s agent John Perla advised him that Lutz is going back on Denver on a two-year offer. Per multiple reports, Lutz had up to now affirmative to a three-year offer to secured the Jaguars previous Monday.
However deny assurances are signed on Monday, which is the primary hour that pending unfastened brokers are authorized to barter with alternative groups. Isolated company doesn’t formally get started till Wednesday. Till assurances are signed foundation Wednesday, deny free-agent offer is if truth be told executed.
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It’s now not unclouded what precipitated to Lutz to to start with trust the Jaguars nearest go back to Denver. According to Perla, it feels like he will have merely had a metamorphosis of middle and possibly a case of purchaser’s regret.
“There was an original arrangement (with Jacksonville), and Wil just felt a certain loyalty to Denver and felt he would be more productive in a better spot in Denver,” Perla told the Gazette. … “There was an agreement originally with Jacksonville and then it was redone with the Broncos.
“We didn’t have anything else in writing. He simply considered it and determined that Jacksonville was once now not the correct spot for him.”
Terms of both deals were not reported. But per the reports, he preferred Denver enough to take a two-year deal instead of a three-year contract with Jacksonville.
With the deal, the Broncos retain the former Pro Bowl kicker who connected on 29 of 31 extra points and 30 of 34 field goals last season with a long of 52 yards. Last season was Lutz’s first in Denver after he played six seasons with the Unused Orleans Saints.
The Jaguars, in the meantime, stay on the lookout for a kicker. Brandon McManus is slated for unfastened company, and the Jaguars aren’t anticipated to pursue every other commitment with the veteran kicker.
McManus went 4 of 9 on field goals all through a five-game stretch endmost season as Jacksonville fell out of playoff rivalry. Jacksonville previously signed Riley Patterson to a store/futures offer, however possibly needs festival for Patterson this offseason.
