Barry Church Released by Jaguars After Less Than 2 Seasons

The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived safety Barry Church, the team announced on Friday. 

The 30-year-old defensive back was less than halfway through the four-year contract he signed in March 2017.

An undrafted free agent out of 2010, Church spent the first seven years of his career with the Dallas Cowboys. From 2013-16, he averaged 108.5 tackles for the Cowboys.

He did not reach that type of production as a Jaguar, although he still managed 74 tackles and a career-high four interceptions last season. Jacksonville ranked second in total defense, first against the pass and second in scoring defense in Church's first year with the team in 2017.

That ferocious defense helped the Jaguars go all the way to the AFC Championship Game before falling to the New England Patriots on the doorstep of the Super Bowl.

However, this season has not gone as smoothly. Not only are the Jaguars just 4-9 this season, Church had just 38 tackles, two passes defended and one interception in 11 games. As NFL Network's Ian Rapoport pointed out, Church was a healthy inactive last week.

Jane Slater of NFL Network reported the Cowboys are discussing the possibility of bringing Church back to Dallas.