The Patriots’ reported curiosity in receiver Calvin Ridley may be very actual. According to Josina Anderson, the Patriots have made a proposal to the free-agent wideout.
The group can also be opting to “maintain a deal on the desk” following at this time’s reviews that centered on the attention-grabbing logistics of the earlier Jaguars-Falcons commerce. If Jacksonville re-signs Ridley earlier than 2 p.m. tomorrow, they’ll owe Atlanta a second-round decide. In the event that they wait past that deadline and re-sign the receiver, the Jaguars would solely owe the Falcons a third-round decide.
This led some pundits to consider that Ridley was destined to return to Jacksonville and was merely biding his time to offer his group with higher draft capital. Nevertheless, it sounds just like the Patriots are nonetheless very a lot within the hunt, and it’ll be attention-grabbing to see how negotiations progress over the subsequent 24 hours.
New England holds greater than $80M in cap house, and with Ridley sitting atop the WR market, it solely made sense that the Patriots would goal the free agent for his or her new-look offense. The crew moved on from Mac Jones and added veteran Jacoby Brissett, and the group seems to be leaning in the direction of choosing a QB with the third-overall decide. Ridley would signify an intriguing goal for whoever is beneath middle for the Patriots in 2024 and past.
The Patriots’ receivers struggled in 2023, though that was partly because of the crew’s inconsistent play at quarterback. The crew has already moved on from DeVante Parker and is seeking to unload JuJu Smith-Schuster, leaving loads of query marks atop the depth chart. The crew did conform to new offers with Kendrick Bourne and Jalen Reagor, however the remainder of their depth chart options unproven choices like Demario Douglas, Tyquan Thornton and Kayshon Boutte.
