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The Jacksonville Jaguars made not one, but two big splashes ahead of Tuesday's NFL trade deadline.
Jacksonville first acquired one-time Pro Bowl safety Jessie Bates III in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, before landing Super Bowl champion defensive tackle Jordan Davis in a move with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Jaguars also brought in defensive tackle Davon Godchaux before the deadline in a trade with the New Orleans Saints.
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Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen said on Friday that neither Bates nor Davis would be playing in the Jaguars' Week 10 road game on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, but Godchaux will be suiting up.
Coen explained that the decisions were based on whether each of the trio's old teams had already had their bye week or not.
Bates played in each of Atlanta's first nine games this fall and hasn't missed a contest since the 2022 campaign, which was his final one with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Davis, likewise, suited up in Philadelphia's first nine games this season and hasn't missed a contest since 2022, which was his rookie campaign. The 26-year-old University of Georgia product would've been taking his bye week with the rest of the Eagles right now anyway.
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Godchaux played in all of New Orleans' eight games this season and already had his bye during Week 8.
Jacksonville had its bye in Week 7 and at 6-2, has a sizable lead in the AFC South. The second-place Houston Texans are 3-5.
Coen may be thinking that the Jaguars can get away with resting Bates and Davis, as the Titans are just 1-7 and have the 28th-ranked offense in the NFL at 18.0 points per game.
Jacksonville, meanwhile, enters Week 10 with the second-ranked defense at 15.1 points allowed per contest.
Bates and Davis will get their first chance at making their Jaguars debuts in Week 11 when Coen and company travel to face the NFC East-leading New York Giants on Nov. 22.
The pair of newcomers could then play their first home games in a Jacksonville uniform in Week 12 when the Jaguars and Titans square off again on Nov. 29.
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