Duke Johnson‘s stay in Jacksonville was brief. The Jaguars released the veteran running back from their practice squad Thursday, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com.
After a lengthy free-agent stay, the former Browns and Texans passing-down back caught on with the Jags nine days ago. Johnson is now back on the market.
Johnson, 27, did not play against his former team in Week 1, residing as an insurance option behind the likes of James Robinson, Carlos Hyde and Dare Ogunbowale. The Jags also have Devine Ozigbo on their 16-man practice squad.
A former third-round pick, Johnson landed a midlevel extension with the Browns. The team traded its longtime outlet option to Houston during John Dorsey‘s GM tenure, which featured the Browns landing ex-rushing champion Kareem Hunt to pair with Nick Chubb, and Johnson played two seasons with the Texans. With the Texans changing regimes this offseason, Johnson ended up being released in February. The former Miami Hurricane began his career with five straight seasons of 400-plus receiving yards, despite having started just 12 games in that span.
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