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Jacksonville Jaguars reunite with DE Dawuane Smoot, sign WR Trenton Irwin
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- Jacksonville Jaguars reunite with DE Dawuane Smoot, sign WR Trenton Irwin
The Jacksonville Jaguars will welcome a familiar face to the Miller Electric Center, signing defensive end Dawuane Smoot after he spent one year away with the Buffalo Bills .
The team also signed former Bengals receiver Trenton Irwin , while they waived Jacksonville-native, WR David White Jr .
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Smoot, 30, was originally drafted by the franchise in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He spent the first seven years of his career with the franchise before leaving via free agency in 2024. Smoot had signed multiple short-term deals with the Jaguars before joining Buffalo for a season.
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In seven years with Jacksonville, Smoot totaled 23.5 sacks, 27 tackles for loss and 64 quarterback hits. From 2019-2022, Smoot was one of the team's most consistent pass rushers, tallying at least five sacks a season, including a career-high six sacks in 2021.
Smoot ruptured his Achilles late during the team's 2022 playoff run, ending his year in Week 16 against the New York Jets . He returned the previous year, but tallied just one sack in 12 games after returning from the Physically Unable to Perform list.
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Smoot tallied 1.5 sacks with the Bills last season through 11 games played.
Irwin, originally signed by the Bengals following the 2019 NFL Draft out of Stanford, has spent the last six seasons with the franchise. Irwin has totaled 46 catches for 601 yards and five touchdowns through 41 games played. His best season came in 2023 when he caught 25 passes for 316 yards and a score.
He totaled a career-high four touchdowns in 2022. Iriwn also has some return-specialist experience, totalling 21 punt returns for 185 yards and a kick return for eight yards in his career.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 or on Bluesky @ Demetrius .
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars sign DE Dawuane Smoot, WR Trenton Irwin
