The biggest question heading into training camp for the Jacksonville Jaguars is whether or not the team will have defensive end Yannick Ngakoue on the field. As most are aware, the young defensive end missed all but a few days of organized team activities and all of minicamp. He held out for a new contract, and his holdout could continue into training camp, which begins on July 25.

However, with just over a week left before the team returns to the practice field, it appears Ngakoue is staying close to the Jags’ facility. In a recent Instagram story, linebacker Myles Jack revealed that he worked out with the young defensive end Monday at the team’s indoor facility, which could be a good sign for the future.

FWIW, Yannick Ngakoue was in the building yesterday, per Myles Jack’s IG story. Ngakoue skipped minicamp looking for a long-term deal. Would make sense for that to get done before the start of training camp on July 25. Maybe this means something. Maybe it doesn’t. #Jaguars pic.twitter.com/e4qmxiZs49 — Phillip Heilman (@phillip_heilman) July 16, 2019

In the process of missing OTAs, Ngakoue worked out in Miami at DBC Fitness. The fact that he’s now (or was) working out in Jacksonville could indicate both parties are closer to a deal. Then again, it could also mean nothing as Philip Heilman points out. Nothing surfaced during the Jags’ post-minicamp break about Ngakoue’s agent and the team meeting, however, one would think they’d want to avoid any distractions during training camp, and getting a deal done would do just that.

Ngakoue, who has accumulated 29.5 sacks and 10 forced fumbles in three seasons, has clearly earned a new contract. He could play be forced to play the last year of his rookie deal, which will pay out a base salary of just over $2 million. However, with just over $9 million currently available in cap space, the Jags may be reluctant to get a deal done.

One solution to that problem could be to structure his deal like Frank Clark’s, which would make Ngakoue’s cap hit a minimal amount of around $6.5 million on the season. Once they do that, they could potentially put Telvin Smith on the retired players list and add his base salary of $9.75 million to their salary cap. With training camp closing in, we’ll ultimately know more within a week or so and it would be a big plus to start camp with 100 percent attendance.