The New England Patriots unsurprisingly have been linked to a handful of options in free agency.
Things have heated up across the league across the last week or so and it’s not shocking that the Patriots have been talked about a lot. New England has had the most cap space in football this offseaosn. The Patriots have made some solid moves specifically on the defensive side of the ball, like adding Milton Willians, but there’s more work to be done on offense.
New England specifically needs to add more help for the receiver room. ESPN’s Bill Barnwell made a list of top free agents with “ideal” landing spots. He linked the Patriots to four-time Pro Bowler Amari Cooper along with the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders.
“One year earlier, Cooper made it to the Pro Bowl with a 1,250-yard season for the (Cleveland Browns),” Barnwell said. “Despite missing the final two games of the season, he was comfortably one of the league’s best receivers while catching passes from Deshaun Watson, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, PJ Walker and Joe Flacco. And while that 1,250-yard mark was a career high, he had topped 1,000 yards in four of his five seasons before an injury-riddled 2024 campaign. Even in what was a down season last year, Cooper averaged 1.6 yards per route run, which was just about the league average. He was just behind Joshua Palmer, who signed a three-year, $29 million deal to replace Cooper on the (Buffalo Bills)…
“He’s probably looking at a one-year deal in the same range as that of Williams or DeAndre Hopkins ($5 million), and he would be a logical target for teams that need a veteran to help out their quarterback. Teams in need of an outside receiver with some physicality should be in the market for Cooper, a list that includes a pair of his former employers.
Ideal landing spots: Raiders, Patriots, Cowboys.”
Cooper spent some time in the AFC East last year and spent eight games with the Bills. He has seven seasons with over 1,000 yards under his belt. Could the Patriots add him to the offense to help Drake Maye?
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