Lions Receiver Eyed as ‘Perfect’ Partner for Browns Star Amari Cooper
The Cleveland Browns will spend the offseason trying to beef up their passing game and Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds will be among the names to consider.
Reynolds has been a solid contributor for NFC Championship-bound Lions. He was the team’s third-leading pass-catcher in the regular season, notching 40 receptions for 608 yards. He found the end zone five times. Reynolds has also stepped up in the postseason, recording 7 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Reynolds will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. He was touted as a top option for the Browns by Bleacher Report.
“Josh Reynolds could be the ideal fit inside the Browns offense. Cleveland needs a clear-cut No. 2 wide receiver to develop behind Amari Cooper,” Bleacher Report’s Joe Tansey wrote. “Elijah Moore and others took a back seat to David Njoku in pass-game production when Flacco arrived to save the Browns season.”
There could be some potential hurdles if the Browns decide to target Reynolds. The Lions are one win away from playing in the Super Bowl and it might be hard to pry him from Detroit.
“[Reynolds] would be the perfect across-the-middle option to complement Cooper on the outside, but there are two concerns about a potential free-agent deal,” Tansey wrote. “He could display a loyalty to Goff and the Lions, or he could be priced out of the Browns’ range if he puts on a show in the NFC Championship Game and potentially in the Super Bowl.”
Other names that have been touted as potential free agent receiver options for the Browns include Marquise Brown, Calvin Ridley and Michael Pittman Jr. That being said, much of what the Browns can do this offseason will depend on how much cap space they can free up.
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