Jerry Jones Admits Fatal Mistake With Jaguars' Jourdan Lewis

Lewis spent eight years with the Cowboys, appearing in 115 regular season games and four playoff games. In his tenure with the Cowboys, Lewis recorded 10 interceptions, 44 pass breakups, 9.5 sacks, 19 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries, 386 combined tackles, and 275 solo tackles.

Lewis appeared in 16 games for the Cowboys during the 2024 season, recording one interception, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, one sack, three tackles for loss, and 71 total tackles.

"It's funny. Every offseason, I think I am," Lewis said in March when asked why he moved on from the Cowboys.

"But this time, it just felt a little different. Because, you know, I had the season I had last year, and people started to recognize the type of player I was. So, you know, it couldn't be hidden anymore, and couldn't give me, you know, just the team-friendly deals anymore. So that's when I recognized, when I had the year, and I felt the buzz. I knew that, you know, maybe it might be my time to, you know, separate."

While Lewis won't be able to suit up for the Jaguars in a playoff run he helped make possible, he is still set to have a big impact day in and day out on a young Jaguars secondary that is up to the task.

“Without a doubt. He has at certain points in the season really done a great job of helping us in every which way he can," Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile said last week. "Even in the game, you watch him on the sideline, he's really not too far from me. He gets the call. He's helping guys when they come off the field. He's talking to guys who aren't in the game at that moment. And he's about as locked in as anybody on the team and on the staff."

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