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Alshon Jeffery

Per-game production solid for free agent

Alshon Jeffery played last season on the franchise tag, and now he's headed for free agency. The Bears are unlikely to tag him again, as it would cost them over $17 million to do so.

Certainly there's some risk inherent in a player who followed up back to back 1,000-yard seasons with poor ones. Due to injuries and a four-game suspension last year, he's missed 11 of a possible 32 games the last two years. But although he hasn't put up difference-making numbers with those missed games, he's been very solid on a per-game basis.

In each of the last four seasons, Jeffery has averaged 4-6 receptions for roughly 70-90 yards. Had he played all 16 games, he'd have gone over 1,000 yards in all those years. Not that the missed time isn't a factor, plus he's caught only 6 TDs the last two years. But the Bears have used a number of different quarterbacks in those seasons, too. Jeffery's a legit No. 1 who'd be a dramatic upgrade to several teams in need of wideout help.

Baltimore? Philadelphia? Maybe Washington, which expects to lose its top 2 wideouts to free agency? Somebody will pay Jeffery for his potential.

Jeffery's seasonal stats and per-game numbers over the last four years are shown below.

JEFFERY, LAST FOUR SEASONS
YearGRecYdsTDAvg RecAvg YdsAvg TD
201316891,42176890.4
201416851,133105710.6
201595480746900.4
2016125282124680.2

--Andy Richardson

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