For roughly a yr now, commerce hypothesis has surrounded Brian Thomas Jr. Nonetheless, the Jacksonville Jaguars have remained dedicated to the gifted wideout.
Even for a lot of this season, with Thomas’ function in query, studies have prompt that the Jaguars weren’t open to buying and selling him.
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However now, with the commerce deadline close to and alternatives for Thomas restricted within the Jaguars’ offense, ESPN’s Adam Schefter says that Jacksonville will at the least “pay attention” to what different groups have to supply.
“Jacksonville has resisted commerce overtures up to now, however it feels like they are going to pay attention earlier than Tuesday. We’ll see in the event that they make a deal,” Schefter stated on Sunday.
Thomas’ slot in Liam Coen’s offense has by no means materialized and this season, his function has continued to shrink in consequence. This consists of taking part in simply 15 snaps in Week 6 and solely 19 snaps in Week 9.
Thomas has additionally caught simply 10 passes this season for 117 yards with two touchdowns. He has three video games with no receptions.
Nonetheless, there are nonetheless causes to maintain Thomas as nicely.
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As SI’s Albert Breer famous lately, even when the ball does not go his method, there’s a whole lot of worth that his field-stretching presence provides to the offense. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler identified that with the Jaguars in win-now mode, they wish to add to their roster, not subtract.
Will probably be as much as GM James Gladstone to determine if he’d slightly have Thomas’ presence on the crew, even in a restricted capability, or if he’d slightly financial institution future draft capital to bolster the roster down the highway.
This text initially appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars to ‘pay attention’ to provides for WR Brian Thomas Jr.
