Blake Bortles‘ time with the Jaguars could be coming to a close, but he won’t get his pink slip on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter) hears. Before potentially releasing the quarterback, the Jaguars will likely wait to make sure they can find a quality substitute in free agency. 
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That QB substitute, reportedly, will be Nick Foles, but nothing is final yet. Free agency does not formally begin until Thursday and the so-called “legal tampering” period does not get underway until Monday, March 11.
Only $6.5MM of Bortles’ $16.5MM contract is guaranteed for next season, so the Jaguars are expected to either release him or try to unload him in a Brock Osweiler type of trade. The former No. 3 overall pick is due a $1MM bonus on March 19, so it would be a shocker to see his situation linger beyond that date. By then, the Jaguars should either have a better signal caller in the fold or a plan to roll with Bortles plus a rookie passer.
Bortles, 27 in April, threw for only 13 touchdowns against eleven interceptions last season. In the middle of his 12 starts (which resulted in a 3-9 record), Bortles was demoted twice.
Garroppollo, Carr, and Bridgewater all went after Bortles
None of them even really prove anything except teddy and that was before his injury
Carr has made 3 Pro Bowls
So they’ll cut good players but aren’t ready to cut the worst starting QB? A paper bag would be an upgrade over him, I don’t see him being a starter again. This team is a joke
Well you gotta make sure you have a better QB in place before you cut the one you have.
I don’t think they have to wait to see if they can get a better qb in place. There are plenty of better options out there so they should just cut the guy already. A qb in the draft is a better dice roll than this Bortles.