Jacksonville began its Monday morning making moves, reportedly trading defensive end Trevis Gipson to Seattle in exchange for a late-round 2025 draft selection, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.
A fifth-round pick by Chicago in the 2020 NFL Draft, Gipson spent his first three seasons in the Windy City before being let go during training camp last summer.
Gipson joined the Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent this offseason, signing a one-year deal with the club after aligning with AFC South rival Tennessee in 2023.
The trade comes amid the Jaguars’ preseason roster cuts, as they must get their numbers down from 90 players to 53 before the NFL’s 4 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline.
It offers the Seahawks a quality rotational pass rusher for their new head coach Mike Macdonald. On the flip side, Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke continues to add late-round draft capital to his arsenal, a theme throughout his tenure in Jacksonville.
In 48 career games including 19 starts, Gipson has recorded 81 tackles with 11 for loss, 11 sacks, six forced fumbles and five defended passes.
Gipson was expected to be a key piece of the Jaguars’ pass-rushing rotation. Now, the team’s edge gets much thinner behind Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker.
The move sheds light on how the Jaguars feel about backup edge rushers D.J. Coleman, a 2023 undrafted free agent signee, and Myles Cole, Jacksonville’s 2024 seventh-round draft pick, moving forward.
Coleman posted five total tackles and three quarterback hits during the preseason; Cole logged seven tackles, half a sack and two quarterback hits.
