AFC South

Jaguars Place Franchise Tag On DE Yannick Ngakoue

The Jaguars are placing the franchise tag on fourth-year defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, league soures told ESPN on Monday. This allows Jacksonville to get something in return for Ngakoue if they ultimately decide to trade him.Ngakoue addressed his contract situation on Twitter early Monday morning. Ngakoue was reportedly asking for a long-term deal before last season but the two parties couldn’t come to an agreement and the 24-year-old subsequently skipped a majority of OTAs and the mandatory minicamp. During training camp, Ngakoue sat out the first 11 days and was fined $528,650 and ultimatel…