Report: Jourdan Lewis Agrees to $30M Jaguars Contract After 8 Seasons with Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys reportedly lost a longtime veteran defensive player at the start of NFL free agency on Monday.

According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Peter Schrager, cornerback Jourdan Lewis is signing a three-year, $30 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars that includes $20 million fully guaranteed following his eight-year run with the Cowboys.

Rapoport noted that Monday's deal makes Lewis the highest-paid nickel cornerback in the NFL. He will reportedly be making $12.5 million in the first year of his new contract.

Lewis appeared in 16 games in 2024 and recorded a career-high 71 total tackles while adding eight passes defended, an interception, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He appeared in at least 15 games in seven out of his eight seasons in Dallas after entering the league as a third-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft.

The Jaguars disappointed in 2024 and finished with a 4-13 record. Jacksonville fired head coach Doug Pederson at the end of the year and replaced him with Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen. The team also parted ways with longtime general manager Trent Baalke and hired former Los Angeles Rams personnel executive James Gladstone to the position.

One of the Jaguars' top priorities this offseason is improving their pass defense, which ranked last in the league in 2024 with 257.4 yards allowed per game. No other team in the NFL allowed an average of over 250 yards. Adding Lewis is a positive step, but more work must be done in Jacksonville.