Jaguars: One free agent that could replace Arden Key in 2023
The Jaguars will need to find someone to fill the void.
This free agency hasn't been too kind to the Jacksonville Jaguars, as they have already lost some key players to rival teams. Jawaan Taylor, their right tackle, is heading to the Kansas City Chiefs, who beat the Jaguars in the postseason.
Arden Key, an underrated defensive lineman, is heading to the Tennessee Titans, the Jaguars' biggest rival. I'm sure there will be more to leave to, as the Jaguars still have six free agents on the market, per Over the Cap. But they also won't want to bring all of them back.
Losing Key is huge because he was such a big part of the defense in both the pass rush and run stop. Luckily, there are still some guys available in the market the Jaguars could go after to replace Key. One of them is Markus Golden, who may be hard to get, but I believe they could do it.
Golden was just recently released by the Arizona Cardinals as a cap casualty and is now available on the market. Golden is a guy that knows how to put pressure on the pocket and the quarterback and has been pretty good at it throughout his career.
Over his eight-year career, Golden has 355 total pressures, which is pretty impressive, to say the least. He also has 56 sacks over eight seasons, which isn't too bad either.
Golden wouldn't be a bad guy for the Jaguars to look into. He is getting up there in age, and after a season with just four sacks, his value won't be as high as it would have been last season when he had 11 sacks.
He struggled with injuries this last year but managed to play through it all for the most part, so that wouldn't be an issue either. Golden played 17 games but started just 14.
The Jaguars will need to find a replacement soon, and Golden wouldn't look too bad on the opposite side from Josh Allen.
