Reports: Jaguars to release WR Hurns, TE Lewis

The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to release wide receiver Allen Hurns and tight end Marcedes Lewis, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. Hurns, 26, enjoyed a career season in 2015, reeling in 64 receptions for 1,031 yards and 10 touchdowns in 15 games. The 6-foot-3, 201-pound Hurns has been limited to 74 catches while playing 21 games over the last two seasons, however. Hurns, who joined the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014, has 189 receptions for 2,669 yards and 21 touchdowns over his four NFL seasons. The Jaguars will save $7 million against the salary cap with the release of Hurns, who was signed to a four-year, $40 million extension in 2016 that included $20 million guaranteed. Jacksonville's passing game is undergoing a facelift as wideout Allen Robinson signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Chicago Bears in free agency. Robinson is coming off tearing an ACL in his left knee on the third play from scrimmage in the Jaguars' season-opening 29-7 win over the Houston Texans. The Jaguars re-signed Marqise Lee to a four-year deal and added free agent Donte Moncrief to a receiver group that also includes Dede Westbrook, Keelan Cole and Jaydon Mickens. Lee appeared in 14 games last season and hauled in 56 catches for 702 yards and three touchdowns, helping the team reach the AFC Championship Game. The 26-year-old had seven receptions for 69 yards in Jacksonville's three playoff games. Moncrief appeared on the fast track to stardom after catching 64 passes for six touchdowns in his second season with the Indianapolis Colts. Although injuries limited Moncrief to nine games in 2016, he still hauled in a career-best seven touchdown passes, but he had career lows with 26 receptions and two scores last season. Lewis' expected departure comes on the heels of the Jaguars signing fellow tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins to a contract. Seferian-Jenkins is coming off the best season of his four-year career, hauling in a career-high 50 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns in 13 games for the New York Jets. The Jaguars initially picked up the option to keep Lewis for a 13th season on Feb. 20, making him the longest tenured player on the club. Lewis reeled in 24 receptions for 318 yards and five touchdowns in 2017 and also had four catches for 21 yards and a score in the playoffs. The 33-year-old Lewis has 375 receptions for 4,502 yards with 33 touchdowns in 170 career games since being selected by Jacksonville with the 28th overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft.