With Blake Bortles locked up through 2020, ESPN’s Michael DiRocco dives into the next biggest questions facing the Jaguars this offseason. DiRocco believes that providing Bortles with a game-changing receiver in the form of re-signing Allen Robinson should be the team’s first priority going forward. Robinson missed all of last season due to a torn left ACL.
While Jacksonville could look sign the 24-year-old wideout to a long-term deal, DiRocco speculates the team could also target a one-year incentive-laden deal for Robinson, similar to what the Eagles gave Alshon Jeffery last offseason before signing him to a four-year extension in December. A franchise tag is also an option for Robinson, with the wide receiver tag expected to be around $16MM.
That franchise tag becomes a lot more affordable now that the Jaguars aren’t on the books to pay Bortles $19MM next season. Fellow wideout Marqise Lee is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason as well. Other spots on the roster DiRocco believes the team needs to address is adding another pass-catching tight end to work with Marcedes Lewis and adding an interior lineman, with Andrew Norwell, Justin Pugh and Josh Sitton serving as options in free agency.
Here’s more from around the AFC:
- Chiefs outside linebacker Tamba Hali, Bills wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, Dolphins center Mike Pouncey, Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan, Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib and others were identified by the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin as players who could be cut in cap-saving measures this offseason.
- The Titans are set to unveil new uniforms for the upcoming season at a festival in Nashville on April 4, the team announced in a release. The team did reveal its new logo Saturday for the upcoming season, which is set to commemorate the franchise’s 20th season since moving to Tennessee from Houston.
- Florida Football Insiders wonders whether Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry is giving signs that he may not be with the team for much longer, despite being designated with the team’s franchise tag earlier this week. While purely speculative, Landry’s official website has been taken down, and before that, his official merchandise on the site had been priced down, signaling it may be lesser in value in the near future. These items should certainly be taken with a grain of salt but could help piece together the puzzle on whether Landry will be back with the Dolphins, or if they’re planning to ship him out via trade before long.
Buffalo didn’t trade two picks to just cut Benjamin now.
The Dolphins are changing their uniforms slightly, could be why the Landry merchandise has been reduced.
The Titans’ reveal wasn’t their new logo or logo for this season. It’s a small helmet sticker commemorating their 20th season.
New uniforms are overrated.
Not if they are nice.
I honestly wouldn’t mind Talib coming back to the Pats on a 1-2 year deal then drafting a CB in the first or second round. Hogan either has to go or take a pay cut WR is too stacked with Edelman, Cooks, and Amendola
They’ll cut Amendola before they cut Hogan.
I disagree. Amendola is basically Edelman lite so while that makes him kind of redundant (hope I spelt that right), Brady has pretty good chemistry with him and he seems to be a leader/locker room presence for the team. Hogan’s advantage at this point is that he is a big receiver as he’s been primarily used as a deep ball threat by Brady, which is what Cooks does. Now if Gronk decides to hang it up, maybe keeping Hogan over Amendola is the better idea, but if Gronk sticks around then I think Amendola is the better choice to hold onto.
Well Amendola is a free agent