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Darius rips into Jaguars, is seeking trade
FOX Sports Radio


Donovin Darius hopes he's played his last game in a Jacksonville Jaguars uniform.

Darius called FOX Sports Radio's Saturday Game-Time Re-Act with Ben Maller to voice his displeasure after being tagged the team's franchise player for the third consecutive year.
"I played for this team for five years on my rookie contract, and three years in a row they franchise me," Darius said. "And basically they're trying to bully the situation by saying if you don't accept a low contract, then we're going to put the franchise tag on you and eliminate your chances from going on the free-agency market and securing your future.

"Because they took that business route, I took my business route by telling them I want to be out of there, and don't want to play for their organization anymore, and I want to seek a trade."

Tuesday, Darius received a one-year tender contract from the Jaguars.

With the franchise tag, the hard-hitting safety's new deal is worth the average of the top five salaries at his position last season — which is $4.97 million — or a 20 percent raise, whichever is greater.

"On Thursday they gave me permission to seek a trade, and so I'm looking for a new home," Darius said. "And there are a couple of teams out there again that I think have interest that would like my services. ... We'll bring a deal back to the Jaguars ... some kind of compensation whether it's player for player or a draft pick for me ... maybe like a second-round or a third-round pick or whatever the case may be.

"I'm looking for a send-away party. I'm tired of the organization."