Jarvis Landry is about to become one of the highest-paid wideouts in the league. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports (via Twitter) that the Dolphins wide receiver will accept the franchise tag, and he described the impending signing as imminent. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald tweets that Landry is expected to sign next week, and he adds that both sides are working toward a trade.
We heard back in February that the Dolphins were going to franchise their top receiver. The deal will lock the wideout into a $16.23MM contract in 2018. The corresponding cap hit would rank fourth among wide receivers, behind only Antonio Brown, Larry Fitzgerald, and Dez Bryant.
Of course, it’s unlikely that Landry will be on Miami’s books in 2018. There were previous reports that the team could be shopping the receiver, and we learned this week that the Dolphins have allowed Landry to “seek and facilitate” a trade. Landry and his agent would presumably be seeking a long-term contract from any interested team, as few teams would have interest in the wideout on his one-year deal. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald previously projected that the Dolphins should expect to receive a third-round pick, a late second-round pick, or a player in return for Landry. We heard that the Bears could be a potential suitor, and there was some buzz around a Landry-for-Jordan Howard swap earlier today (those reports were quickly shot down). The Panthers and Saints reportedly don’t have interest.
After two straight 1,000-yard campaigns, Landry finished the 2017 season with 987 receiving yards. The 25-year-old did compile a league-leading 112 receptions and a career-high nine receiving touchdowns, earning him his third-straight Pro Bowl nod.
Who wants to trade for a franchise tagged player? Knowing you pay them top dollar. Only a bad team with crazy cap space so good luck Landry you won’t be playing for a contender anytime soon. Enjoy your money and losing.
Your career can end in 1 play. These guys dont give a f who they play for. They already are living the dream
Won’t the new team have until 7/15 to work out a long term deal still?
Sportsfan101 clearly came here to comment, and failed to read. The article clearly stated any team trading for Landry(which will be facilitated by he and his agent, thus going to a Landry desired team) will do so with the intentions of signing him long term.
He also needs to sign his franchise tender before he can be traded. This is just a formality in order to help that process.
He’s been losing anyway. Why not get out of the division the pats play in and try somewhere else like an up and coming team. Say the niners for instance.
That’s why he is allowed to seek his own trade, to make a deal on a long term contract, prior to the trade. It’s written in the article.
He doesn’t wow me enough to trade for him AND give him new contract
This guy is massively overrated. A solid player. Not a star.
I always feel sorry when guys are “franchised”…how will he make ends meet on $16,230,000.00 this year?
Landry is a decent WR, maybe $12MM/year for 3-4 years. It would be hard to give up a 2nd or 3rd round pick that should be a FA otherwise though. That seems to be the over reach and over valuation of Landry.