So out of the 18 workout players they brought in over the 3 day voluntary camp that just ended, we ended up signing 2 of them.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars signed second-year defensive end Pannel Egboh and rookie safety Chris Banjo, the club announced today. Egboh and Banjo were with the Jaguars the past three days during voluntary veteran minicamp on a tryout basis. The Jaguars now have 61 players under contract.
Egboh, 6-6, 277, played in 12 games for the Tennessee Titans last season after the spending the 2011 season on the club’s practice squad. He has also spent time with San Francisco, Houston and Philadelphia after being signed as a rookie free agent by the 49ers in 2009.
The Mesquite, Texas native attended Stanford where he switched from tight end to defensive end following his freshman season. Egboh started 10 of 12 games as a senior and collected 31 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He attended North Mesquite High School but did not play varsity football until his senior season. His name is pronounced Puh-NELL EGG-bo.
Banjo, 5-10, 204, was not with an NFL club in 2012 after participating on a tryout basis with Oakland and Pittsburgh at their respective rookie minicamps. He participated in the 2013 Dallas Super Regional Combine. He was a four-year starting safety at Southern Methodist where he started all 12 games as a senior and posted 82 tackles. The Sugar Land, Texas native was an honorable-mention All-Conference USA selection following his senior season. He played at Kempner High School.