Jacksonville Jaguars ink final of their seven 2022 draft picks after signing Fortner

The Jacksonville Jaguars' entire seven-player 2022 draft class is now under contract after center Luke Fortner agreed to terms on a four-year, $5.5 million deal Thursday.

Before this week, Fortner and linebacker Chad Muma had been the only two from the class that remained unsigned.

On Thursday, Muma, a third-round pick (No. 70) out of Wyoming, signed his four-year, $5.4 million contract.

Fortner's contract included a $1.1 million signing bonus and his base salary for the 2022 season is $705,000, according to Spotrac, the sports financial website. Fortner was a third-round pick (No. 65) out of Kentucky, and he could start this season at center to replace the retired Brandon Linder.

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Signed and ready:Jaguars top pick Travon Walker signs fully guaranteed $37.4 million contract

The Jaguars signed No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker, first-round linebacker Devin Lloyd, fifth-round running back Snoop Conner, sixth-round cornerback Gregory Junior and seventh-round cornerback Montaric Brown on May 12.

Walker signed a fully guaranteed four-year contract, $37.4 million that included a $24.4 million signing bonus.

According to Spotrac, the sports financial website, Lloyd's contract is estimated to be worth $12.9 million that includes a $6.5 million signing bonus. 

Conner's four-year contract is valued at $3,986,246 and included a fully guaranteed $326,264 signing bonus.

Junior's contract is four years, $3,834,272, including a $174,272 signing bonus and Brown's contract is four years, $3,775,980 with a $115,980 signing bonus.

The Jaguars did not have their entire 2021 draft class signed last year until Last year,  the Jaguars did not have their entire draft class signed until mid-July before the start of training camp.

Traylor attends funeral of former high school teammate

Walker missed the first day of organized team activity workouts on Monday because he returned to Thomaston, Ga., his hometown, to attend the funeral services of his former Upton-Lee High School teammate Cameron Traylor. Traylor died from injuries sustained in a car accident May 17. He graduated a year ahead of Walker in 2018 and played quarterback and wide receiver. 

Pederson eyes benefits of joint practice work in August vs. Falcons

The Jaguars have not took part in joint practices against another NFL team since 2019 when they worked against the Ravens for two practices ahead of their preseason game in Baltimore.

With the NFL halting all aspects of their COVID-19 protocols, Jacksonville will take part in a pair of joint practices on the road against the Atlanta Falcons August 24-25 before their preseason game on August 27 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

''We know that we're going to get some good work in that three or four days we're there and it just worked out that we can work against each other,'' Coach Doug Pederson said. ''A lot of times you call around and put feelers out for teams and a lot of guys try to stay pretty close to one another, proximity wise, not a huge travel deal. Atlanta’s been a team that has been good and [Falcons Head Coach] Coach [Arthur} Smith and I have a good relationship.''