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Brenton Strange, Parker Washington should be Jaguars' top priorities

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The Jaguars are in talks with several players whose contracts expire after the 2026 season or beyond. File this under a positive.

PHOENIX — There is no such thing as a singular focus for a pro football general manager like the Jacksonville Jaguars ’ James Gladstone. Lane 1 is the draft. The Jaguars don’t have a first-round pick, but have 11 overall selections.

Lane 2 is the post-draft wave of free agency. The Jaguars remain stuck on one player signed from another team ( running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. ).

And Lane 3 is the making sure several key Jaguars core players don’t become key ex-Jaguars core players. The final lane was a notable topic covered by Gladstone during his insightful interview session with two Jacksonville reporters during a break in the NFL’s Annual Meeting on Monday, March 30. A year away from free agency for the first time are defensive end Travon Walker, receiver Parker Washington and tight end Brenton Strange.

A year away from signing a third contract is defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton. And two years away from free agency for the first time is right tackle Anton Harrison. “We’ve had touch points with just about all of them that would say, ‘All right, is this something that we can do in ‘the now,’ vs.

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