The Jaguars on Wednesday in their wide receiver room, bolstering the position's depth after season-ending injuries to starters. And .
Jacksonville secured Reynolds via waiver claim after Denver placed him on injured reserve on Tuesday. The Jaguars assume the two-year, $9 million contract Reynolds signed with the Broncos last offseason.
Jaguars offensive coordinator Press Taylor expressed excitement about Reynolds' signing Thursday before Reynolds' first practice with the team.
Taylor noted that he had monitored the receiver since his rookie season with Los Angeles in 2017. Taylor's brother, current Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, served as the Rams' assistant wide receivers coach at the time.
“It’ll be fun to see,” Taylor said Wednesday. “Josh obviously has a lot of experience in this league. I just spent at least a year with my brother in LA, so I always kept an eye on him, knew him, followed his career, just the type of player he is.
“I think it’s nice to get a veteran, experienced receiver who has done a lot in this league. He has reach. He has size. He’s got all of those things — the experience that I think you see a veteran receiver blossoming.”
Reynolds was selected by the Rams with the fourth NFL draft pick in 2017 and spent the first four seasons of his career in Los Angeles, the first two with Taylor on the coaching staff. He joined the Detroit Lions in 2022 before signing with Denver in March.
The 29-year-old has recorded 232 receptions for 3,116 yards and 20 touchdowns in 112 appearances, including 54 starts. In five games with the Broncos, he caught 12 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown before landing on Denver's injured reserve with a finger injury in October.
Reynolds reached his career-high five touchdown receptions in a single season with the Lions in 2023.
Three suspects were arrested in connection and two companions in October while he was on Denver's injured reserve. Reynolds suffered minor injuries as a result of the attack.
