One of the highest profile free agents this offseason will be Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry. While there were rumors that the team could trade him during training camp and prior to the deadline, it appears that Miami is trying to keep their number one wideout. Over the last month, the Dolphins have exchanged contract figures with Landry hoping to make progress on a contract extension, a source tells Josina Anderson of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Anderson adds that while talks have been at a standstill over the past two weeks, it’s been Landry’s reps that have been making the “most recent recommendations”.
Even though the negotiations appear to be far away from an actual deal at the moment, it should be encouraging to both sides that there’s discussions taking place this close to the end of the regular season.
After the Dolphins took Landry in the second round of the 2014 draft, the fourth-year wideout has been steadily climbing the NFL’s tiers of receivers. More consistent than explosive, Landry has been one of the best wideouts in the league with the football in his hands. He ranks fifth among wideouts in yards after catch with 451 yards in 2017.
The 25-year-old has posted three straight seasons of at least 90 receptions and has caught a career-high eight touchdowns this year, even with a less than ideal quarterback situation. His yardage totals were superior in the previous two seasons, but much of that can be accounted for by shaky QB play and fellow receivers Kenny Stills and DeVante Parker needing to get in on the action.
Should the two sides not agree on a contract extension before the start of free agency, the franchise tag is always a possibility. Although, the Dolphins are projected to have the fourth fewest amount of cap space in the NFL for 2018, according to Spotrac’s calculations. Investing heavily in another pass catcher when the team already has receiving options under contract and other more urgent needs makes this a particularly interesting free agent situation.
Landry is a stud. But they need to get the QB position set before they worried about WRs. Good QB and OL, then worry about WR/RB/TE.
I have a feeling he leaves. Maybe goes to Carolina or Washington or New Orleans or maybe even the Colts. Just see those as teams that might chase him. Not sure if the Panthers or Saints can afford him though but I also think the Dolphins having other needs can’t really afford to sign him and I don’t see the tag being in play but maybe I’m wrong. I think the Dolphins are better with him but they have other holes to feel and they do have talent at WR if he does leave.
Stills was not worth the money and Parker is a bust.
Welcome to New England, Landry.
If he doesn’t re-sign with MIA, I’d say he goes to NYG to play with his buddy OBJ