4 WR options for the Jaguars after the Amari Cooper trade to the Browns

No.2 wide receiver the Jaguars can land – Jarvis Landry.

The Jaguars had a genuine interest in trading for Amari Cooper but ultimately missed out on him. It’s possible that they got outbid by the Cleveland Browns or maybe they just weren’t aggressive enough. Regardless of the reason, the Jags could still acquire a wide receiver, coincidentally, one that was on the Browns’ roster last season.

The same day Cleveland landed Cooper, they granted Jarvis Landry permission to seek a trade despite the fact that both sides are still working on a potential contract restructure. The veteran wide receiver has stated that his preference is to stay in Cleveland but wouldn’t be opposed to changing teams.

A second-round selection by the Miami Dolphins in 2014, Landry signed a five-year contract with the Browns in 2018. He posted a career-low 52 receptions for 570 yards last season but Cleveland’s offense struggled as a whole and there’s a good chance he will bounce back in 2022. After all, he’s logged 80 catches or more in six of his eight NFL seasons, so it looks like last year was an outlier.

Landry is set to have a base salary of $14.3 million, which the Jaguars can easily take on. On the other hand, giving him a contract extension may be one of the conditions in a potential trade, so Jacksonville may need to be ready to compensate both the Browns and the wide receiver. It’s uncertain at this point what Cleveland’s asking price is but it could come down to a mid-round pick. The Jaguars have two third-round picks and a fourth, so they certainly have the ammo to execute a trade.