NIGHT OF SURPRISES
LOYOLA WINS ANOTHER NAIL-BITER KENTUCKY CAPPED BY K-STATE
The Jets did not land the former Redskins quarterback in free agency, but it looks like they are going to get one of his former wide receivers.
Terrelle Pryor and the Jets agreed to terms on a deal Thursday night, according to a source. Pryor, 28, is an intriguing pickup for the Jets, who are shopping for bargains now in the second week of free agency. The details of the deal were not known, but they most likely are team-friendly.
The Jets beat out the Seahawks and Browns for Pryor, according to a source.
Pryor joins a receiver room that is getting crowded. The Jets already had Robby Anderson, Quincy Enunwa, Jermaine Kearse, ArDarius Stewart and Chad Hansen. But Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan and coach Todd Bowles like to add competition at every position, and Pryor will provide that. He also gives them insurance if Enunwa struggles in his return from neck surgery or Anderson is suspended after his two arrests in the last year.
For Pryor, this will be his third team in three years. The converted quarterback had a disappointing season with the Redskins last year after signing a one-year, $8 million deal with the team. He had just 20 catches for 240 yards and one touchdown. An ankle injury played a role in his decreased production and sent him to injured reserve in November. The Jets believe his injury hampered him and that he also was a victim of some bad chemistry in Washington.
Before joining the Redskins, Pryor reinvented himself with the Browns. After stints as a quarterback with the Raiders, Seahawks, Chiefs and Bengals, Pryor moved to wide receiver in Cleveland in 2015. He had a breakout season in 2016, when he caught 77 passes for 1,007 yards and four touchdowns.
The Jets have been looking to add another wide receiver. They initially felt the prices were too high for the top receivers. Allen Robinson got a three-year, $42 million contract from the Bears, and Sammy Watkins signed a three-year, $48 million deal with the Chiefs.
Maccagnan waited for that initial market to cool off before taking a look at the second wave of receivers. Pryor visited the Jets this week, as did Charles Johnson. Former Jaguars wide receiver Allen Hurns came to Florham Park on Thursday for a visit. It was unclear if the signing of Pryor ruled out anything with Hurns, but the Jets will have to cut someone from the wide receivers room if they add anyone else.
The Jets have remade the receiving corps over the past calendar year, get- ting rid of veterans Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker, drafting Stewart and Hansen and adding Kearse in a trade with the Seahawks. Now, Pryor joins them, giving whoever is at quarterback some legitimate targets.