The Jacksoville Jaguars have given defensive tackle Marcus Stroud permission to seek a trade. That's something Stroud wants.
He was not happy in Jacksonville last season, especially the way the team treated him after his four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Stroud is 28 and still has some good years left. He is coming off two injury-plagued years and will be trying to get his injured ankle right in the off-season.
One possible landing spot for Stroud is Atlanta. Former Jaguars defensive coordiantor Mike Smith, who got along well with Stroud, is the new coach there and they need help in the middle of the line. There is also word that the Buffalo Bills are taking a look at him and would consider a possible deal.
Stroud would come with a contract that will pay him $5 million, $5.5 million next season and $6 million the year after that,