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Transplanted wide receivers

Kenny Britt latest free agent receiver who flopped

Pierre Garcon and Terrelle Pryor are on injured reserve. The Browns have released Kenny Britt. And I am reminded of the low success rate when trying to latch onto transplanted wide receivers. Lots more misses than hits at this position in free agency.

In the last 20 years, 29 receivers going over 1,000 yards have been moved onto new teams (either by trade or free agency), where they’re supposed to be key pieces or the missing ingredient or whatever. But only four of those players in their first season with their new team put up even more receiving yards.

Less than a third of those players went over 1,000 yards again in that first season, playing with a new quarterback in a new offense.

Patriots have brought in Britt for a look, but unlikely that will amount to much. Bill Belichick has a long history of kicking the tires on aging receivers, but it usually doesn’t amount to much – Joey Galloway, Chad Ochocinco, Torry Holt, Michael Floyd and Reggie Wayne come to mind.

1,000-YARD RECEIVERS WITH NEW TEAMS
YearPlayerPrevious TmTmNoYdsTD
1998Derrick AlexanderBal-65-1009-9K.C.549924
1998Yancey ThigpenPit-79-1398-7Ten.384933
1999•Rocket IsmailCar-69-1024-8Dall.801,0977
1999Tony MartinAtl-66-1181-6Mia.671,0375
2000Keyshawn JohnsonNYJ-89-1170-8T.B.718748
2002Qadry IsmailBal-74-1059-7Ind.444623
2002Johnnie MortonDet-77-1154-4K.C.293971
2002Keenan McCardellJac-93-1110-6T.B.616706
2003Peerless PriceBuf-94-1252-9Atl.648383
2003Laveranues ColesNYJ-89-1264-5Wash.821,2046
2004•Terrell OwensSF-80-1102-9Phil.771,20014
2005Derrick MasonTen-96-1168-7Balt.861,0733
2005Muhsin MuhammadCar-93-1405-16Chi.647504
2006Antonio BryantCle-69-1009-4S.F.407333
2009Terrell OwensDal-69-1052-10Buff.558296
2010Anquan BoldinArz-84-1024-5Balt.648377
2010Brandon MarshallDen-101-1120-10Mia.861,0143
2010Santonio HolmesPit-79-1248-5NYJ527466
2012•Brandon MarshallMia.-81-1214-6Chi.1181,50811
2012•Vincent JacksonSD-60-1106-9T.B.721,3848
2013Wes WelkerNE-118-1354-6Den.7377810
2014Eric DeckerDen-87-1288-11NYJ749625
2014DeSean JacksonPhil-82-1332-9Wash.561,1696
2015Jeremy MaclinPhil-85-1318-10K.C.871,0888
2017Kenny BrittLAR-68-1002-5Clev.182332
2017Brandin CooksNO-78-1173-8N.E.549245
2017Pierre GarconWas-79-1041-3S.F.405000
2017DeSean JacksonWas-56-1005-4T.B.496573
2017Terrelle PryorCle-77-1007-4Wash.202401

—Ian Allan

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