2023-05-25 20:17:55
By Mathieu Delas — May 25, 2023 at 10:17 p.m.
A happy Evan Engram is a performing Evan Engram.
Evan Engram had a one-year contract to prove himself with the Jaguars and it’s done for the former Giants. The tight end made a season with 73 receptions for 766 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Jacksonville was quick to use the franchise tag for him this offseason.
The reasons for this new wind for the 28-year-old player, he expressed them in the 2nd Wind podcast.
“I wanted to be good where I was drafted…but it just wasn’t for me. Ultimately, I needed Jacksonville. »
“I needed the coaches I have here, I needed the relationships I’ve built with the guys here. I had the best time of my life last year. »
The desire to be there
Selected in 23rd position in the 2017 Draft by the Giants, Engram has never justified this selection in the Big Apple. Maybe because he wasn’t really happy there.
“It’s the first time in my life that I’ve been to a place where I want to stay. Whether it’s Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, I stay at the training center because I want to work, I want to watch more videos. I stay with Trevor (Lawrence) following the day is over to watch more videos with him. »
In the end, the Jacksonville coaches were able to restore confidence in the tight end, who signed his best season of his career upon his arrival in Florida.
It is now necessary to find an agreement on a contract extension before July 17. Otherwise, he will play under the franchise tag this year.
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