NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 07: Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley (0) runs with the ball during the NFL game between the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars on January 7, 2024, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire)
Chiefs and Bears are two of the best free-agent fits for Jaguars wide receiver PFF Calvin Robinson……….
With multiple important decisions to be made this offseason before free agency opens in March, the Jacksonville Jaguars will have their hands full. Calvin Ridley, the wide receiver, is involved in one of the most crucial of those choices. Will the Jaguars forfeit their second-round pick if they sign Ridley before he becomes a free agent? Will they be left with little options when it comes to Josh Allen if they franchise tag him? Or, more likely still, will they give Ridley the opportunity to reach free agency and accept offers from other teams? When evaluating the best free-agency fits for the greatest quarterbacks and wide receivers expected to enter the market, PFF took that scenario into consideration. PFF has Ridley as the No. 24 player and No. 5 receiver.
“With D.J. Moore in the lineup, Chicago might have two players who can play both good move/Z-receivers with versatile alignment and as X-receivers up on the line. Both players are capable of creating vertical separation, but PFF stated that Ridley could put even more pressure on defences and free Moore to use his excellent after-the-catch skills at the short and intermediate range. Kansas City has often demonstrated that it will not make big free agent splashes on older players, but it’s possible that the Chiefs may pay a modest price for a very talented player who best suits their play style as a late-hand separator. From now until the start of Round 1 of the 2024 Draft, Kansas City will be selected in every mock draft.
In 2023, Ridley caught 76 catches for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns, marking his second career 1,000-yard season. In addition, he played the whole season in good health, starting every one of the 17 games following his 2022 season-long suspension. “Calvin pulled off some really impressive feats. Calvin Ridley is my fave. He is completely focused on the ball. He likes to play, he loves to train, and he loves the game, as you guys and women who were able to witness at practice will attest,” Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke stated last week. “You have to remove the rust off of someone who hasn’t played football for more than a year and a half when they are brought in. He did that and occasionally revealed his true self.
