The list of veteran cuts continues to grow. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jaguars are releasing running back Carlos Hyde (Twitter link). 
The 31-year-old had one season remaining on the contract he signed almost exactly one year ago. His scheduled cap hit was just under $2.4MM, and the move save Jacksonville nearly $2MM. Already in one of the best situations in the league from a financial perspective, the Jaguars will now have roughly $40MM in cap space.
A second round pick of the 49ers in 2014, Hyde started taking on a significant role in 2016 and 2017, receiving over 200 carries in each of those seasons. He topped 1,100 scrimmage yards both times, earning him plenty of outside interest as a free agent. That offseason began a stretch which saw him land in Cleveland, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Houston, Seattle and, most recently, a second trip to Duval County. A 1,000-yard rushing campaign with the Texans in 2019 showed he was still capable of producing as a No.1 back. Since then, however, he has started only three games and totalled less than 800 yards.
Hyde will now look to get a head-start on free agency to find a new home. The Jaguars, meanwhile, will move forward with James Robinson and 2021 first-rounder Travis Etienne at the top of the backfield depth chart.
I still don’t understand why Jacksonville drafted Travis Etienne over Rashod Bateman especially with James Robinson leading the backfield with Dare Ogunbowle and Devine Ozigbo seeming like decent backups to give Robinson a breather.
Barmore, Moehrig, Elijah Moore, one of the linebackers. Really no shortage of players at more valuable positions (and positions where they had greater needs) available at that pick. I think Bateman is a good call for what they could/should have done instead, but man, they went out of their way to make a wonky pick. And I like Etienne as a prospect! Plenty of later round running backs would have made fine running mates for Robinson.
To me it seemed they were trying to replicate what Cleveland did when they drafted Mayfield number one then Chubb with the first pick of the second round.
31? That’s all!!