After being called out on Twitter by Yannick Ngakoue, Jacksonville Jaguars co-owner Tony Khan made two things clear: Insults won’t help the situation and a trade won’t happen until the compensation is right. In other words, it appears no team has wowed the organization enough to come off the disgruntled pass-rusher.
Whew! Talk about a social media showdown.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, things have been “quiet” in terms of Ngakoue getting traded. While he did add that discussions had occurred, Pelissero said no offers had been exchanged for Ngakoue.
The asking price for Ngakoue appears to be at least a first round pick and probably some additional picks. An example of what they might be looking for is what the Seattle Seahawks received for Frank Clark last season when the Kansas City Chiefs gave them a late 2019 first-round pick, a 2020 second-round pick, and swapped thirds for 2019.
With the draft occurring Thursday, a draft-day trade shouldn’t be ruled out either for Ngakoue, something we discussed in our last episode of “Bleav in the Jags” with Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline. With a big gap between Ohio State pass rusher Chase Young and the others at his position, maybe a team that didn’t get to fill their needs on the edge will look to do business with the Jags.
If that happens, would that team be willing to give up what the Jags want? Or would the Jags be fine with potentially getting less than expected? Ultimately, time will tell but right now it appears the needle hasn’t moved much on this issue.
