The months throughout the NFL season is electric, no doubt about it. Now that we are in the offseason, however, a new type of fun begins.
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.
Notes: 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. Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans agreed to re-sign with his home of 10 years on a two-year, $52 million deal with $35 million guaranteed. Colts wideout Michael Pittman Jr. also received a franchise tag and will most likely remain in Indy.
Honorable mention WR free agents (UFA): Kendrick Bourne (New England Patriots), Josh Reynolds (Detroit Lions), Noah Brown (Houston Texans)
10. Kendrick Bourne, New England Patriots
Bourne was on pace for a career high in receiving yards (864) until an ACL tear in October derailed his 2023 campaign. Before Patriots quarterback Mac Jones got demoted, Bourne was his top target after now-Las Vegas Raider Jakobi Meyers. He is a reliable No. 2 or No. 3 option, making…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-03-07 18:42:35
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