Veteran Free Agent Attempting To Make NFL Comeback.
Here Is Veteran Free Agent And Former Cleveland Brown Wide Receiver, Jakeem Grant Attempting To Make An NFL Comeback.
Veteran free agent and former Cleveland Brown wide receiver, Jakeem Grant is attempting to make an NFL comeback and try out for the New Orleans Saints. The 31-year-old was originally a sixth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Texas Tech. Grant has been a punt return specialist for most of his career averaging 9.7 yards on punt returns, scoring three touchdowns and a couple kickoff returns adding two more scores. He notched 91 passes for 1,001 yards and five touchdowns from 2016 to 2021 in Miami.
However, he was able to shine through after his trade to the Chicago Bears in 2021 after catching nine passes for 139 yards and two scores. Grant’s return abilities earned him a spot on the Pro Bowl roster in 2022. Injuries have been plaguing the Texas Tech product after tearing his Achilles, leading to missing out on that year. The next season he was lost again with another gruesome injury so Grant never got back to his old self.
He’ll be looking to reboot his career with the Saints at minicamp, competing for a spot on the depth chart. It looks promising for Grant since the Saints are lacking veteran experience in their wideout corps. The outlook of the receivers includes Chris Olave, A.T. Perry, and All-Pro kick returner Rashid Shaheed. However, they were able to sign Cerick Wilson and Stanley Morgan Jr. this free agency but none replicates the experience Grant has.
