Like the Bills, the Jets will have a new No. 1 wide receiver when the 2020 NFL season rolls around.
Unlike the Bills, the Jets are rolling the dice a bit on their move.
The Jets lost wide receiver Robby Anderson to Buffalo South, the Carolina Panthers, this week. Per Panthers Wire, Anderson landed a two-year deal worth $20 million with $12 million in Year 1.
To replace him, the players the Jets are trying out is receiver Breshad Perriman. Jets Wire reports it’s a one-year deal worth up to $8 million. He will get $6 million guaranteed. A prove-it deal.
In 62 games, Anderson totaled 207 catches, 3,059 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns with the Jets. He was searching for No. 1 wideout money and got close to it, but will play in a role many predict he’s better suited for, being a good No. 2 option. DJ Moore will remain the Panthers’ top-target.
On the AFC rival Jets, Perriman was a potential target the Bills could’ve went for, but Buffalo opted for Stefon Diggs, and more proven player. For most of his career, Perriman, a former first-round pick, has struggled.
Perriman is a big-bodied and fast target, but he had a career-best season with the Bucs last year. Perriman, 26, had 36 catches for 645 yards and six scores last year. But when in a pinch, he had some big games late in the year while filling in as a starter. Over their final four games, Perriman had 20 catches, 419 yards and four touchdowns.
Which Perriman will the Bills have to deal with next season? That final four games Perriman or the one from the first four years of his underwhelming career?
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