Mike Kaye: LB Devin Lloyd could be a realistic possibility

[Tr3ach]

14 hours ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

I can't fathom why the Jags wouldn't tag him or just re-sign him.

Because franchise for linebackers counts all linebackers for the rate, including edges.  Basically any non edge lb is hardly ever going to be franchised.

[shaqattaq]

3 hours ago, WarPanthers89 said:

Sign them both!

FWIW, this is a good article about the conciliation prizes if we miss out on Lloyd. 

https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/onsi/jacksonville-5-free-agent-linebackers-could-target-replace-devin-lloyd

 

[Soul Rebel]

3 hours ago, shaqattaq said:

FWIW, this is a good article about the conciliation prizes if we miss out on Lloyd. 

https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/onsi/jacksonville-5-free-agent-linebackers-could-target-replace-devin-lloyd

 

I REALLY like Dean but curious how he fits here with current personnel and scheme. He screams a Dan Morgan type of leader for the defense and is everything you want in a leader of the defense. 

5'11" isn't ideal but Bolton is also an undersized backer that is very important to that KC defense.

[Basbear]

Looking at the cap space, panther will only land one big fish if they want. Lloyd should be on the top ten list, just a perfect LB to re-rail a team with rich LB play. He can do it all and no weakness in his game, all 4 downs and he can pass cover with the best. When he needs to tack or lay a hit, he brings the pain.

I feel Panthers will get priced out for his services. 

[CBird]

Heck yes!  Do it Dan Morgan, sign Devin Lloyd.  I wanted us to draft him initially.

[mrcompletely11]

On 2/19/2026 at 5:55 PM, Basbear said:

Looking at the cap space, panther will only land one big fish if they want. Lloyd should be on the top ten list, just a perfect LB to re-rail a team with rich LB play. He can do it all and no weakness in his game, all 4 downs and he can pass cover with the best. When he needs to tack or lay a hit, he brings the pain.

I feel Panthers will get priced out for his services. 

I really hope they don't go nuts and do a bunch of restructuring 

[strato]

11 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I really hope they don't go nuts and do a bunch of restructuring 

I feel like they will. 
One thing about Dan, he has been aggressive. 

[SOJA]

lloyd + sonny styles somehow falling to us would feed generations 

[rebelrouser]

On 2/19/2026 at 9:14 AM, strato said:

The question goes back to where they declined to pick up the 5th year. That wasn’t really a decision made because it was cost prohibitive, was it?

Tagging Devin Lloyd would be really expensive as CSX said.  28M.

[DaveThePanther2008]

On 2/19/2026 at 4:01 PM, WarPanthers89 said:

Sign them both!

This is what I was thinking.  Grab a good edge in FA and our defense will greatly improve.

[strato]

17 minutes ago, rebelrouser said:

Tagging Devin Lloyd would be really expensive as CSX said.  28M.

Okay that is higher than I thought. The money has gone crazy.
 

 I was talking about the cost of his 5th year option probably not being that much. Which I guess just 12 months ago they declined.  But that shouldn’t have been all that much. 

[Lurk21]

Having him and Trevon in the middle of the defense  would be huge. Also, we are getting a massive edge upgrade to go with Nic... so the defense should be revamped. 

Edited February 23 by Lurk21

[TD alt]

On 2/19/2026 at 9:14 AM, strato said:

The question goes back to where they declined to pick up the 5th year. That wasn’t really a decision made because it was cost prohibitive, was it?
They haven’t been real stable organizationally, for a while. But it just seems like that would have been a formality if they were happy with him. So my question would be, why did they decline? 
 

Because they had a different staff that was not putting him into the best position to thrive, though he was still above average (unlike what some were suggesting during preseason), and that staff was fired.

[strato]

31 minutes ago, TD alt said:

Because they had a different staff that was not putting him into the best position to thrive, though he was still above average (unlike what some were suggesting during preseason), and that staff was fired.

I hear you but yeah like you say, above average. His numbers were good. You’d think it would be a no brainer.
Anyhow… I guess the new staff is also fine with him walking? 
 

I hope if we sign him there isn’t some secret issue of his that led to him not being valued.