When former Jacksonville Jaguars pass rusher Arden Key signed a three-year contract with the Tennessee Titans last
week, the most common question among Jaguars fans was why.
Key was one of the Jaguars’ most effective defenders last year, functioning as a vocal leader on and off the field and
frequently referred to as the defense’s sparkplug due to his natural enthusiasm.
Despite all of this, Key will not return to Jacksonville for a second season, instead signing a three-year, $21 million
contract with $13 million in guarantees with the Titans. On Monday, Key explained why he believes he is no longer a
Jaguar.
“So, with me and San Francisco, they told me straight up, ‘We can’t provide you anything. If we offered you
something, that would be insulting. So, go test the market and see. “With Jacksonville, it was a surprise to me,” Key
added.
“I ain’t going to lie. After the year I thought I was gonna be a Jacksonville Jaguar. But I felt disrespected because I
came, came over there, built up the culture, brought a whole lot of energy. Changed the city, changed the town and I
felt like I was, in my rightful mind, I was gonna be the Jacksonville Jaguar. But that didn’t happen.”
