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Robby Anderson believes Jets want him back in New York

The Jets have told free agent wide receiver Robby Anderson that they’d like to re-sign him.

The New York Jets are getting a head start on trying to keep their own free agents.

Robby Anderson spoke to the media at the Miami Convention Center on Wednesday and discussed his upcoming free agency. Anderson has made it publicly known that he’d like to stay with the Jets for years to come, but it wasn’t known if the Jets felt the same way. Now, according to Anderson, the Jets have made their intentions known.

“I know they’ve communicated that they do want me back,” Anderson said Wednesday, according to Newsday. “So, we’ve just got to see how it plays out.”

The specifics of a new deal have yet to be discussed, though. However, Anderson is seeking between $13-15 million annually, according to a previous report from The Athletic’s Connor Hughes.

“I don’t think they’ve gotten to numbers,” Anderson said, “but I know obviously they want to be at the table, and I think they’re planning to be at the table to keep me in-house.”

Anderson said at the end of the season that he would keep his options open in free agency and that he has no plans of giving the Jets a hometown discount.

The fourth-year wideout out of Temple had one of the best seasons of his career in 2019. He recorded 52 catches for 779 yards and five touchdowns. Most of that came at the end of the season when the Jets offense started to come together.

If Joe Douglas can lock Anderson up before he hits the open market, it would be one less thing the general manager has to worry about during free agency.

Should Jets be worried about Robby Anderson’s Matt Rhule connection?

The Jets should not be worried about Robby Anderson reuniting with his former college coach, Matt Rhule with the Carolina Panthers.

The Jets may have some competition with the Carolina Panthers for the services of Robby Anderson once free agency rolls around.

Matt Rhule was hired to be the Panthers’ new head coach on Tuesday. Anderson, set to hit the open market, played under Rhule while the two were at Temple together. During exit interviews last week, Anderson was asked about the possibility of reuniting with his former college head coach in the NFL and wasn’t opposed to it.

“That wouldn’t be a bad option,” Anderson said.

However, the Panthers don’t really have a need for a wide receiver. They have two young wideouts in D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel that have a ton of promise. Meanwhile, Carolina only has about $30 million in cap space, so unless the Panthers feel the need to add a high-priced vertical threat, then a reunion between Anderson and Rhule seems unlikely.

So that’s one potential suitor the Jets probably don’t have to worry about competing against.

In two seasons under Rhule at Temple, Anderson recorded 1,730 receiving yards and 16 total touchdowns.

Now, he is set to be an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career. He is coming off a 779-yard season with five touchdowns and is expected to receive in the range of $13-15 million annually. Anderson has already said he will not give the Jets a hometown discount.

In terms of the Panthers, though, the Jets shouldn’t feel threatened by them unless Rhule goes out of his way to make it a priority to sign Anderson in free agency. Even then, it’s hard to imagine the Panthers will meet Anderson’s price tag.

Jets WR Robby Anderson set on testing free agency

Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson will test free agency and not re-sign with the Jets before hitting the open market.

The Jets are going to have to take part in a bidding war if they want to bring back wide receiver Robby Anderson in 2020.

Following a season in which he earned himself a nice payday with his performance, Anderson is set to hit free agency for the first time. At only 26 years old, Anderson is entering his prime and will have the chance to cash in on what very well could be the biggest contract of his career.

After New York’s 13-6 win over the Bills on Sunday, Anderson said he wasn’t interested in taking a hometown discount to remain in the Big Apple. On Monday, he took it even further and reaffirmed his desire to test the open market and not re-sign with the Jets before finding out what he’s worth.

“I don’t think it’s really logical to sign before [free agency] at this point from a business perspective,” Anderson said. “Why wouldn’t I go out there and see what my value truly could be and do things in the correct business manner? That wouldn’t really be logical.”

Anderson and the Jets couldn’t come to an agreement on a contract extension during the offseason, leaving New York in its current predicament. Since the two sides last negotiated, Anderson’s price tag has gone up. The Temple product finished 2019 with 52 receptions, 779 yards and five touchdowns. Anderson’s numbers aren’t eye-popping, but his ability to take the top off the defense and his underneath route-running skills that developed nicely throughout the season are going to make him a hot commodity in a relatively thin wide receiver market.

Well aware of the market and his rising value, Anderson is eager to see how much money he can earn in the spring. He is now worth an estimated $11.4 million according to Spotrac and The Athletic’s Connor Hughes says Anderson could be seeking a deal in the $13-15 million range.

“The goal, in the business perspective, is to get the most money and the best situation,” Anderson said. “The goal is to best the most amount of money with what I’m worth and be in the best situation.”

Whether the Jets want to bring back Anderson at his desired price remains to be seen. If they do, general manager Joe Douglas is going to have to pony up and make a big offer to keep New York’s No. 1 receiver in his first offseason running the show.

Report: Robby Anderson doesn’t plan on giving Jets hometown discount

Not willing to give a hometown discount, Robby Anderson is looking to cash-in as he becomes a free agent for the first time in his career.

With the Jets season coming to a close, the team has a decision to make about impending free agent wide receiver Robby Anderson.

Anderson has a big opportunity to cash-in as the fourth-year receiver out of Temple will hit free agency for the first time in his career. Since Anderson and the Jets failed to come to terms on a contract extension prior to the beginning of the regular season, his price tag has gone up and he will likely command around upwards of $12 million on the open market.

At 26 years old and entering the prime of his career, Anderson is in a position to earn the biggest contract of his NFL career. With this in mind, a hometown discount for the Jets during bidding for his mind doesn’t seem to be in the cards.

“You got to talk to my agent,” Anderson told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News following the Jets 13-6 win over Buffalo. “I don’t think that makes sense.”

After a slow start to the season, Anderson had a second-half surge that could earn him a nice payday. He finished the season with 52 receptions for 779 yards and five touchdowns.

“I would say that I played the cards that I was dealt and made the most out of what I could,” Anderson said of his 2019 season.

Anderson will be seeking a contract similar to what receivers Tyrell Williams, Sterling Shepard and Tyler Boyd have signed recently. He is going to command a competitive market in free agency given his ability to take the top off the defense and game-breaking speed. Also working in Anderson’s favor is his underneath route-running skills, which developed nicely as 2019 progressed.

The Jets would be wise to get Anderson signed to a long-term deal before the legal-tampering period begins. Just don’t expect him to take a cheaper deal with the team that took a shot on him as an undrafted free agent.

Robby Anderson is Jets Wire’s Player of the Game vs. Dolphins

It wasn’t the most memorable performance for the Jets offense in 22-21 win over the Dolphins, but for Robby Anderson it was one of his better days.

Sunday’s 22-21 win over the Dolphins wasn’t the most memorable performance for the Jets offense, but for Robby Anderson it was one of his better days.

Anderson led the way for the Jets with seven catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. For his performance, Anderson is Jets Wire’s Player of the Game for Week 14 of the regular season.

Anderson said earlier in the week that he feels like he is a No. 1 wide receiver when given the opportunity to make plays. Well, Sam Darnold was certainly looking his way, as the quarterback targeted his top wideout 11 times in the game.

The 26-year-old wideout could’ve had an even bigger game if Darnold didn’t overthrow him on a couple of balls. However, this is a confidence booster for Anderson, as he has put together back-to-back 100 yard receiving games for the first time this season and only the second time in his career.

Darnold and Anderson have had a hard time getting on the same page this season. Anderson has not been able to get the football from Darnold as much as he’d like, but over the last three games Anderson has 18 catches for 303 yards.

For Anderson, he needs to end the season strong with his contract up at the end of the year. He is looking to cash in on a nice payday and he’ll need to keep playing well if he wants the Jets or any other team to give him a big contract.

With free agency looming, Robby Anderson needs to build on Week 12 performance

Jets Wire breaks down why Robby Anderson can earn himself an even bigger payday if he builds on his performance against the Raiders.

There’s no disputing that someone is going to pay Robby Anderson the big bucks this offseason. The only question is, how high can his price tag rise?

The fourth-year wideout has a dynamic skill set that any team looking to upgrade at the position would covet. His ability to take the top off a defense with ease is an invaluable trait in a league that trends more toward airing it out and taking shots downfield. Even Anderson’s route running has come along nicely in 2019. It’s not where he’d like it to be, but it’s improved enough to earn him a few extra dollars.

Anderson’s projected market value currently sits at $11.7 million in terms of average annual salary, according to Spotrac. With that projection, he would be in line to earn a four-year deal worth approximately $47 million. That’s a nice raise over the $3.1 million he’s earning with the Jets this season.

A nine-figure deal is a lucrative amount of money, one Anderson was never supposed to sniff entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Temple. He’s done well to make himself a valuable commodity, but believe it or not, there’s still a lot more he can do to up his value.

It starts with building on his Week 12 performance against the Raiders. Anderson caught four passes for 86 yards and a touchdown against Oakland — an impressive, but not extraordinary, stat line. Anderson’s numbers might not jump off the page, but the way he operated throughout the afternoon certainly does.

Anderson’s route running was crisp as the Jets turned to more of an underneath passing attack due to dreary weather. Jamison Crowder is lauded as New York’s most efficient underneath route runner, but Anderson certainly earned his keep with his showing against the Raiders.

There’s also the notably improved ball skills Anderson put on display. Taking the top off a defense is one thing, but being able to track a pass and make plays in traffic is another. Case in point; Anderson hauling in a Sam Darnold dime dropped in between two defenders and somehow holding onto the ball despite some wrestling with an Oakland defender as he went down to the turf.

There’s also Anderson’s ability to adjust on the fly. It might not seem like anything special to the average fan, but Anderson not only had to haul in a pass thrown from an awkward angle on a third-down situation, but recognize the coverage and run the route deep enough to allow Darnold to have a window to throw into.

When NFL front offices evaluate Anderson, they’re going to nitpick his film, as they would anyone else. In the past, there would’ve been a lot to criticize.

Now? Not so much. Anderson is far from a finished product, but considering how young he is and how much growing he still has left to do, he’s an enticing player and arguably the third-best wide receiver option set to hit the open market behind Emmanuel Sanders and Amari Cooper, who is likely to be re-signed by the Cowboys before the beginning of free agency. Frankly, you could make the argument Anderson is the second-best option considering Sanders’ age and recent injury history.

Whether or not the Jets are the ones writing the check, Anderson is going to emerge from the 2020 offseason a very rich man. If he wants to continue to drive his price tag up, all he has to do is ride the momentum from his complete performance against the Raiders for the rest of the season.