Hey, did you hear? The Raiders need help at wide receiver. The first place they can go about getting that help is via the free-agent market. It’s where they got their lone starting receiver Tyrell Williams last year.
The best receiver who was set to hit the market was to be AJ Green. That apparently will not be happening, as the Bengals plan to place the franchise tag on Green, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Green is a seven-time Pro Bowler who missed all of last season with an ankle injury. This after having been placed on injured reserve with turf toe midway through the 2018 season. The 31-year-old has still made the Pro Bowl in each of his healthy seasons since being the Bengals’ pick at 4h overall in the 2011 draft.
Each year it happens that most of the top players at each position gets slapped with the franchise tag. Amari Cooper would be the next best receiver headed for free agency, though the Cowboys are expected to make a hard push to keep him.
After Green and Cooper, the market drops off some, but still has the likes of Robby Anderson, Emmanuel Sanders, and Breshad Perriman, offering some decent, cheaper options for the Raiders to try and upgrade their receiver position ahead of the draft.
