Top NFL Free Agents
by Paul Eide
Senior Writer
1/24/08
Top Five Free Agent Wide
Receivers
1. Randy Moss-
UFA- Gee, do you think this guy will make any money this
offseason? The most
amazing thing about his record setting 23 receiving TD year is that it
made
everyone forget all about his horrible two years in Oakland. Belicheck
and Robert Kraft don’t like to shell out
dough to wide receivers, but Moss is the obvious exception to the rule.
He’s
not going anywhere.
2. Bernard Berrian- UFA-
Berrian fell 49 yards shy of his first 1,000 yard season in 2007
but still progressed statistically as he had in each of his four years
in the
league. In the last two years in particular, Berrian developed into the
Bears
#1 wide receiver and one of the leagues premier deep threats
accumulating 122
receptions, 1,726 yards and 11 touchdowns over that span.
3. DJ Hackett-
UFA- When he wasn’t injured, Hackett was producing at a
torrid pace. In weeks eight thru 10 when his ankle was healthy, Hackett
scored
three touchdowns and averaged 98 yards per game. With Deion Branch’s
ACL tear
expected to keep him out of training camp, the Seahawks will need the
services
of Hackett as much as any other team on the market.
4. Andre Davis-
UFA- Davis barely made the Texans roster in 2007 and responded
by leading the
NFC in kick returns and returned three kickoffs for touchdowns. After
Andre
Johnson’s knee injury early in the year, Davis was forced into the
starting lineup as a receiver
where he put up career highs in yards, had 10 receptions of over 20
yards and
five of over 40.
5. Jerry Porter- UFA-
One of the most notorious malcontented wide receivers in the NFL,
Porters on-field production during his career pales in comparison to
the size
of his ego. Eternally living off of the Raiders 2002 Super Bowl season
in which
he scored nine touchdowns, Porter had decent success this year with his
most
touchdowns since 2004 (6) and the highest yards per catch average of
his career
(16.0). It appears Al Davis’ parking spot will be safe next season.
Best of the Rest:
6. Bryant Johnson- UFA
7. Ernest Wilford- UFA
8. Jabar Gaffney- UFA
9. David Patten- UFA
10. Devery Henderson- UFA |