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For a closer look at the newest Jaguars’ cornerback, here are three things to know about Greg Newsome.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have acquired cornerback Greg Newsome from the Cleveland Browns in a trade.
To acquire Newsome, Jacksonville traded away fellow cornerback Tyson Campbell. The Jaguars and Browns would each swap 2026 sixth-round draft picks as well.
For a closer look at the newest Jaguars’ cornerback, here are three things to know about Newsome.
Greg Newsome’s career numbers
Over four-plus NFL seasons, Newsome has a career completion rate when targeted of 63%. He’s given up on average during that span, 12.1 yards per catch.
At various points, Newsome has showcased impressive ball skills. He has 29 career pass breakups, 11 of which came in 2023. That year, Newsome was tied for sixth among all cornerbacks in pass breakups, and he was 11th in forced incompletion rate.
Newsome also recorded 14 pass breakups over his first two NFL seasons.
This season specifically, he has allowed 15 completions on 23 targets at 13.0 yards per catch with a pass breakup, per PFF.
Greg Newsome will be a free agent after the 2025 season
By moving on from Tyson Campbell, the Jaguars got out from under his contract. Campbell signed a four-year, $76.5 million extension in 2024 that tied him to Jacksonville through the 2028 season.
Newsome, however, is a free agent in 2026. A first-round draft pick in 2021, the Browns picked up Newsome’s fifth-year option for the 2025 season back in the spring of 2024.
For this year, Newsome is earning $13.38 million. The Jaguars will take on a pro-rated portion of that deal, with Newsome having been with the Browns for the first six weeks of the season.
Trading Campbell will give the Jaguars added salary cap flexibility in future years, particularly in 2028 and 2029.
Greg Newsome adds more versatility to the Jaguars’ secondary
Most of Newsome’s snaps this season have come lined up outside, but he has plenty of nickel experience during his NFL career as well.
Up to this point in his career, Newsome has played 1,688 snaps outside and 1,174 from the slot.
With Jourdan Lewis at the nickel for Jacksonville, Newsome will be an outside cornerback in Anthony Campanile’s defense. However, Newsome’s skill set also provides Campanile with the flexibility to move him around as needed.
For what it’s worth, ESPN’s Michael DiRocco would write that Newsome has “expressed” more comfort lining up outside than in the slot.
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