Jaguars waive veteran RB despite offseason contract extension

The Jags announced that they’ve waived Hasty. The Jaguars are using the open roster spot on cornerback Gregory Junior, who has been activated from injured reserve. 

Hasty started his NFL career in San Francisco. He joined the 49ers in 2020 after going undrafted out of Baylor 

he proceeded to spend two years with the organization. While a lot of his work came on special teams, he showed some promise on offense, averaging 4.8 yards on his 85 touches 

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He was snagged off waivers by the Jaguars prior to the 2022 campaign. After initially serving as the team’s RB3, he was promoted to be Travis Etienne‘s 

Hasty ended up getting into all 17 games for the Jaguars last season, finishing with a career-high 320 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns.  

Rookie Tank Bigsby has taken over the second spot on the depth chart, and Hasty has also been out-snapped by D’Ernest Johnson. 

The Jaguars selected Junior, a Ouachita Baptist product, in the sixth round of the 2022 draft. He ended up spending the majority of his rookie season on the practice squad 

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