JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –The Jacksonville Jaguars have elevated rookie TE Ben Ellefson from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game, the club announced today. The Jaguars also signed third-year TE Eric Saubert to the practice squad and released rookie CB Josh Nurse from the practice squad.
Ellefson, who spent the 2020 training camp with the Jaguars, played 13 snaps on offense and five snaps on special teams in the team’s 27-20 win against the Colts in Week 1.
Saubert, 6-5, 253, was originally drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round (174th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft and has played in 32 career games and caught seven passes for 69 yards. He played in 30 games with Atlanta from 2017-18, two games with Chicago in 2019 and participated in the Bears’ 2020 training camp. A Chicago native, he played collegiately at Drake from 2013-16 and caught 190 passes for 2,253 yards and 21 TDs in his four-year career.
In accordance with Article 33, Section 5 of the 2020 CBA, each club may elevate a maximum of two players each week from its practice squad to its active/inactive List as a 54th or 55th player without the player first terminating his practice squad contract.
Any elevated practice squad player shall automatically revert to the club’s practice squad at 4 p.m. ET on the first business day following such game without being subject to waivers.
A practice squad player may be elevated to a club’s active/inactive list as a 54th or 55th player for a maximum of two regular season or postseason games.
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