The Jacksonville Jaguars signed former Dallas Cowboys tight end Geoff Swaim Friday, addressing another big need they came into the offseason with. The terms of the veteran’s deal have yet to be revealed, but the team made the announcement official via social media.
Swaim, 27, was a seventh round pick (No. 246 overall) out of the University of Texas for the Cowboys in 2015 and spent four seasons there. He started in 18-of-37 games for Dallas during his tenure with Dak Prescott and company and managed to accumulate 35 catches for 336 receiving yards and a touchdown before hitting the open market.
As mentioned above, the Jags needed to add some players at the tight end position being that it’s arguably their biggest need with Nick Foles addressing their top need at QB. Prior to signing Swaim, the Jags had only two tight ends on the roster in Ben Koyack and Pharoah McKever as the organization let Austin Seferian-Jenkins and James O’Shaugnessy hit the open market.
Upon signing with the Jags, Swain told Jaguars.com that he was ready to get to work alongside Foles in hopes to turn the Jags’ offense around.
“I’m very excited,” Swaim said. “Just evaluating options in free agency … being able to play with Nick and seeing the kind of style he plays … that was big for me to make my decision.”
