JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Jaguars have elevated DE Joe Gaziano from the practice squad to the active roster for tomorrow's game via standard elevation, the team announced today. Additionally, DE Josh Hines-Allen will not be traveling to Indianapolis (personal) and has been downgraded to out for tomorrow's game. Gaziano signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft. He spent the first three seasons of his career with the Chargers (2020-22) before joining the Falcons in 2023 and the Jaguars in 2024 (Aug. - Dec.). Gaziano has played in 25 games (one start), including two appearances for the Jaguars this season (Week 7 vs. New England and Week 8 vs. Green Bay), and totaled 26 tackles (16 solo), four quarterback hits, two tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one pass defensed.

The Scituate, Mass., native played four seasons at Northwestern University (2016-19) and earned All-Big Ten honors consecutively in 2017 and 2018. As a sophomore, he led the Big Ten with 8.0 sacks in the regular season.