Allen Robinson has left Jacksonville to sign with the Bears, but the Jaguars are retaining their other top free agent wide receiver. Marqise Lee has agreed to re-sign with the Jags, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL.com (on Twitter). It’s a four-year deal with a maximum value of $38MM, including $18MM guaranteed, a source tells ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter (Twitter link). 
Before this week’s free agent frenzy, few expected Lee to net a deal as strong as this. However, after fellow WRs Robinson, Sammy Watkins, and Paul Richardson netted mega contracts, the price went up for Lee and others.
Lee doesn’t offer the same tantalizing talent as Robinson, but he has been a reliable receiver for Jacksonville over the years. Heading into free agency, I rated Lee as the 27th best available player on the market.
Lee had the most catches of any Jaguars receiver in 2017 (56) and finished second in receiving yards (702). Lee does not profile as a WR1, but he’s a solid WR2 who offers familiarity with quarterback Blake Bortles. It’s a seller’s market for wide receivers this year, so Lee presumably had plenty of lucrative offers from other teams.
Between 2016 and 2017, Lee racked up 119 receptions for 1,553 yards and six touchdowns.
Wow first they sign Allen Hurns to a crappy deal for them, now Lee.
Dislike this deal as a Jags fan. Lee has been healthy for only 1.5 years in his career. He doesn’t really scare the defense and is basically a slot receiver with the speed necessary to run the occasional deep route. While I’m all for celebrating big plays, he also tends to be a show boat. I mean he taunted a Chargers DB after he got lit up by said DB (and didn’t complete the catch) and got flagged for doing so. He also drops the ball too much.