Danny Amendola‘s Dolphins tenure lasted one season, and a report indicated the veteran wide receiver was interested in rejoining the Patriots. It appears the defending Super Bowl champions are open to that.
The Patriots have interest in bringing Amendola back, per Jeff Howe of The Athletic (on Twitter).
New England’s wideout situation features extensive uncertainty. Chris Hogan and Phillip Dorsett are free agents, and Josh Gordon — an RFA, were he to be reinstated again — cannot be counted on to come back at this point. Julian Edelman delivered another productive season, culminating in a dominant playoff stretch, but will be 33 next season.
The Patriots would be interested in a Dorsett return, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, but the team does not appear to be eyeing a bigger role for the former first-round pick. Should another team view Dorsett in a better light, Reiss expects the four-year veteran to leave New England.
Amendola will turn 34 this year and was not especially consistent for the Patriots. But he came up big in some key moments, including in his final playoff run with the Pats.
Last season, Amendola caught 59 passes for 575 yards and one touchdown. The Dolphins gave him a two-year, $12MM deal, which they scrubbed from their books earlier this week. Another Patriots contract would not be for that much, but given Amendola’s experience with the team, it would be logical the Pats could pursue him to fill in as an auxiliary weapon on a lower-end deal.
YAYYYY
Everyone saw this headline coming
dion lewis is next behind amendola
Even if Lewis were cut (he won’t be), he wouldn’t be back in New England after badmouthing them following Tennessee’s win over them in the regular season.
as punishment they’ll juice lewis’s signing bonus and place him on the pup list till someone’s hurt
Yeah, Lewis isn’t coming back, not after those comments.
Eh
CBS Sports is reporting he’s signing with the Lions
Going to Detroit