As the acquisitions of Haason Reddick, Robbie Anderson, Matt Ioannidis and others have shown, Matt Rhule has been quite eager to bring in his former college players. The former Temple and Baylor head coach appears to have one of his Waco charges on the radar now.
The Panthers have contacted the Jets on disgruntled wide receiver Denzel Mims, Joe Person of The Athletic tweets. Rhule has eyed Mims since last season, according to ESPN.com’s Rich Cimini (on Twitter).
This would seemingly be a nice landing spot for Mims, who at least knows Carolina’s third-year HC well. Rhule was at Baylor during Mims’ final three seasons at the Big 12 program; the 6-foot-3 target eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards during the 2017 and ’19 seasons with the Bears. His NFL stay has not produced anything close to this production.
Mims has just 31 catches for 490 yards in two seasons; he has yet to score an NFL touchdown. Long a release candidate, Mims is now on a team that used a top-10 pick on a wideout (Garrett Wilson) and re-signed Braxton Berrios this offseason. Corey Davis and Elijah Moore‘s statuses do not appear to leave Mims much room for work. Then again, the Jets — perhaps as a trade-value booster — view Mims as a player they would like to have on their 53-man roster. Robert Saleh said as much Friday, via SNY’s Connor Hughes (on Twitter). They are open to moving him as well. Mims is also not giving the Jets enough on special teams, though Saleh said (via Hughes) the Baylor product has improved.
Carolina extended D.J. Moore this offseason and has Temple alum Anderson alongside him. Rhule signed Anderson after his four-year Jets tenure elapsed in 2020. The team also drafted Terrace Marshall in last year’s second round. Marshall has missed time due to a hamstring injury in camp, however. This came after a low-key rookie season, one in which Marshall caught just 17 passes for 138 yards. Shi Smith, chosen four rounds after Marshall last year, has played well during camp, per Person.
Joe Douglas and Scott Fitterer obviously have a recent history on the trade front, having negotiated a Sam Darnold swap that saw three picks — in multiple drafts — going from Carolina to New York. Two years remain on Mims’ second-round contract.
lol, the Panthers already only have five draft picks in 2023.
I’m surprised the owner is allowing for the GM & HC to keep dealing picks. Clearly, they’ll both be gone next offseason. May as well protect what assets you have for the next duo.
Seems like a tough trade to get done, for picks at least. Hasn’t shown enough to trade a decent pick for. The Jets invested in him so there’s no reason to just give him away. Best chance would seem to be a similar highly drafted guy who has underwhelmed, and let both teams hope that a change of scenery will help.
I’m sure Zach Wilson would love to be reunited with Brady Christensen, and Jets are in need of a swing tackle.
I think Christensen is going to end up a starting guard for Carolina.
The Jets have to be willing to take a loss. Not all draft picks work out, but keeping the guy without a role only makes it worse.
I’d like to see the Raiders make a call. Great primary receivers, but I don’t trust their depth.
Thats Mims problem. He doesn’t want to be depth. Mims thinks he should be starting.
He wants a chance to go out there and make plays. But it’s not college where a great athlete can simply “wing it”
Carolina is going to do just enough this year to screw themselves when it comes to the draft. Thus they’ll start 2023 with a new head coach, somebody’s backup as their QB1, and nobody who can catch a football.
I’d let him get released. He could choose his old college coach and not cost a pick. Sounds like he’d be on his way out anyway