Jeremy Maclin Now Primary Target for Jaguars
By Daniel Lago
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The free agent market got thinner this weekend, as the Green Bay Packers
managed to reach a long-term deal
with the top wide receiver on the market in
Randall Cobb. The Jaguars were expected to make a run at Cobb, but now the team has to look elsewhere for a veteran pass catcher.
One player the Jaguars have shown interest in before is Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. The Jaguars were apparently willing to give Maclin a contract last year as he was coming off a serious knee injury, but he decided to roll the dice on a one year deal with the Eagles instead.
Funny how things worked out: #Jaguars were very interested in signing Maclin (before he re-signed).
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) September 7, 2014
Sal Pal just said on Sirius that the Jags had a deal on the table for Maclin last year until the Eagles resigned him. #Jaguars
— bargalas (@JaxJaggy) February 21, 2015
Maclin’s gamble paid off, as he had the best year of his short career in 2014 under head coach Chip Kelly. Maclin accumulated 1,318 yards on 85 receptions to go along with 10 touchdowns last year. With Cobb off the market, he’s pretty comfortably the best receiver available, although some people might prefer the deep threat that Torrey Smith poses.
The Jaguars have the cap space to go after Maclin and still make a run at guys like Julius Thomas, Bryan Bulaga, and Devin McCourty. Still, as we saw with Cobb, the Jaguars might not even get a chance to offer these players a contract if they resign with their teams before Tuesday. Hopefully most of them remain on the market.