The NFL in-season time is electric, no doubt about it, but now that we are in the offseason, a new type of fun is set to begin.
Free agency and the draft provide the opportunity for all 32 teams to alter their rosters, for better or worse. The wide receiver position gains importance seemingly every season for every team in the league outside of the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, thanks to quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ historic brilliance.
However, even the Chiefs — whose 2023 receiver group led the NFL in drops (28) and drop rate (12%), according to SportRadar — will be in the market for upgrades. Here is a look at some of the best options currently set to hit the open market as free agents in March along with their contract market value and a few team fits.
Note: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins received the franchise tag and won’t be hitting the open market. Instead, he’ll be getting a $21.8 million, fully guaranteed one-year contract if he enters the 2024 season on the tag. Higgins and the Bengals will have until July 15 to agree to a long-term deal, and if they cannot, he will play out the season on the one-year contract.
Honorable mention WR free agents (UFA): K.J. Osborn (Minnesota Vikings), Kendrick Bourne (New England Patriots), Josh Reynolds (Detroit Lions)
Every Panthers player besides wide receiver Adam Thielen (103 catches for 1,014 yards and four receiving touchdowns) came out of the 2023 season worse for wear. That includes team receiving touchdowns leader D.J. Chark, who had five, as well as 525 receiving yards on 35 catches.
Much of the year was a slog, but he made the most of facing former Packers defensive coordinator Joe Berry’s Green Bay defense in Week 16, hauling in a season-high six catches for season bests in receiving yards (98) and receiving touchdowns (two).
Standing at 6-foot-3 and weighing 200…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-02-26 16:37:13
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