The Jets are adding another pass-catcher. New York is signing former Jaguar Keelan Cole to a one-year deal, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
The pact is worth $5.5MM, Schefter writes. It’s a nice payday for a player who went undrafted out of D2 school Kentucky Wesleyan. The move comes just a few days after the Jets gave a big contract to Corey Davis as they look to upgrade last year’s underwhelming receiving group. With Davis, Jamison Crowder, second-year player Denzel Mims and now Cole, the Jets will have a respectable corp in 2021.
Cole signed with Jacksonville as an UDFA in 2017, and turned into a nice diamond in the rough find. He came out of nowhere as a rookie to play in all 16 games and rack up 748 yards. He never eclipsed that total again as other Jags young players moved up the depth chart, but he’s coming off a solid 2020 season.
In 16 games and five starts, he turned 55 receptions into 642 yards and five touchdowns. Not bad for a player the Jets will be counting on to be a third or fourth option. Cole has never missed a game during his pro career, and the Jags thought highly enough of him to give him a second-round tender last offseason as a RFA. He’ll turn 28 next month.
I’m curious if this means JuJu is returning to Pittsburgh…
Gotta believe Jets were looking to hit up JuJu real cheap or they pass- likely at or below Crowder’s contract- which they in turn could cut
Juju should go to the G-men or Green Bay
Not a one of those WRs will scare anybody. The Jets need a #1 (and JuJu ain’t it).
Crowder is pretty damn good. Its tough to gauge how good they all are with darnold and flacco throwing to them, but crowder can get you 100 receptions a year
Mins will turn into a very good WR