It looks like Robby Anderson might be returning to the Big Apple next season after all.
At the end of last season, Anderson indicated he wanted to test free agency and see what he was worth on the open market. The Temple product went as far as saying it would not be logical to re-sign with the Jets before entertaining offers from other teams.
“The goal, in the business perspective, is to get the most money and the best situation,” Anderson said in January. “The goal is to best the most amount of money with what I’m worth and be in the best situation.”
New York’s No. 1 wideout has since changed his tune. On Monday, Anderson appeared on ESPN’s NFL live and expressed his desire to remain with the Jets in 2020 and beyond.
“I think they definitely want me back,” he said. “I truly do want to be back with the Jets. I love Sam [Darnold]. I love my teammates, Jamal [Adams] and all those guys. I feel like there’s unfinished business there that I’ve been trying to get done since I got there. I would hope to finish out the mission, all in all, but it’s a business.”
It’s not going to be easy to keep Anderson. As one of the top receivers in this year’s free agent class, odds are a bidding war for his services will ensue in a week’s time. Regardless, Anderson’s wanting to remain in the green and white is a major development for the Jets. At one point, it looked like Anderson was long gone and Joe Douglas would have to search elsewhere for a new No. 1 wideout for Darnold to work with.
Now, there’s at the very least a chance Darnold gets his favorite deep threat back.