Jaguars’ Ngakoue makes another trade plea on 25th birthday

Disgruntled Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue made another public plea to be traded, this one on his 25th birthday.

Ngakoue said in a Twitter post Tuesday “why hold a man from taking care of his family. It’s obvious my time is up in my current situation. Let’s both move on.”

The appeal came four weeks after Ngakoue first publicly expressed his desire to play elsewhere, saying “the Jaguars are aware I no longer have interest in signing a long-term contract in Jacksonville. … I’m thankful for the journey and look forward to continuing my career elsewhere.”

The Jaguars placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Ngakoue two weeks later, guaranteeing him nearly $18 million in 2020.

After rumors swirled that the Eagles were interested in trading for Ngakoue during free agency, the disruptive pass-rusher started posting Instagram pics of former Eagles star and Hall of Famer Reggie White.

Bengals release Kirkpatrick

CINCINNATI » The Bengals released starting cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, another move to overhaul their secondary after a 2-14 season.

Kirkpatrick was a first-round pick in 2012 and started 67 games in eight seasons. He missed 10 games last season with a knee injury. In his six games, Kirkpatrick had one sack, broke up four passes, and didn’t get an interception.

Seahawks clear salary space

RENTON, WASH. » The Seattle Seahawks cleared a chunk of salary cap space by waiving safety Tedric Thompson and releasing veteran tight end Ed Dickson.

Both moves were expected after each player seemed to fall out of favor with the Seahawks and will clear more than $5 million worth of cap space for Seattle. According to Overthecap.com, Seattle was down to $11.3 million of cap space as the team sought to bring back defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.

Source: Browns signing Clayborn

CLEVELAND » The Browns plan to sign veteran free agent defensive end Adrian Clayborn to a two-year, $6 million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Clayborn, who spent last season with the Falcons, has agreed to terms on a deal that includes another $1 million in incentives.

Clayborn, 31, had four sacks in 15 games last season with the Falcons.

He has also played for New England and Tampa Bay.