{"id":172176,"date":"2024-05-01T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=172176"},"modified":"2024-04-30T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:22:09","slug":"landry-may-make-nfl-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/05\/01\/landry-may-make-nfl-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-Time Pro Bowler May Make Surprising NFL Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five-time pro bowler and former New Orleans Saint wide receiver, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/12\/jarvis-landry-awarded-massive-payout\/\" target=\"_self\">Jarvis Landry<\/a> may make a surprising NFL comeback by starting his journey with the Jacksonville Jaguars. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/saints\/landry-rookie-minicamp-2024#:~:text=Former%20Saints%20wide%20receiver%20Jarvis,while%20playing%20for%20the%20Saints.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network<\/a>, the veteran wideout is expected to participate in the Jaguars\u2019 rookie minicamp. The LSU product was selected in the 2014 NFL Draft as a second-round pick for the Miami Dolphins. Landry established himself as one of the league\u2019s top slot wideouts during the first six years of his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>During that span, he notched between 101 and 166 targets each season, eclipsing 1,100 yards three times. His output helped the veteran earn five consecutive Pro Bowl nods in his tenure with the Dolphins and Browns. However, his statistics have significantly dropped in his final two years with Cleveland. The LSU product was released by the Browns following his 2022 campaign after attempting to stay on the team on a less lucrative pact.<\/p>\n<p>Landry attempted to join the Saints to restore his career by providing New Orleans with a complementary receiving option. However, injuries have been detrimental to his career where he was able to participate in nine contests with the Saints. His debut with New Orleans was impressive with seven catches for 114 receiving yards but there was consistency after. It\u2019ll be interesting to see what gas he has left to contribute to a team\u2019s receiving group.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/five-time-pro-bowler-jarvis-landry-to-join-jaguars-rookie-camp#:~:text=Five%2Dtime%20Pro%20Bowl%20receiver,nagging%20ankle%20injury%20in%202022.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">participate<\/a> in the Jaguars camp from May 10-11. It would allow Jacksonville to see what the receiver looks like on the field before any financial commitments. The camp will also feature the Jaguars first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, Brian Thomas Jr., a wideout from LSU.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 UPDATE <\/p>\n<p>Free-agent WR Jarvis Landry expected to participate in Jacksonville Jaguars rookie camp<\/p>\n<p>Career- 713 Receptions &#8211; 7,870 Yards &#8211; 28 TD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VCBlYfr6a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VCBlYfr6a3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Rumors (@nflrums) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflrums\/status\/1785000463345029301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Five-Time Pro Bowler Jarvis Landry May Make Surprising NFL Comeback<\/h2>\n<h3>He\u2019s Vocal About His Return<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a busy time for many teams across the league trying to add any last-minute veteran additions before camp opens up. Landry doesn\u2019t have a guarantee that he will come back but he\u2019s working his way to that. His addition would make sense for the Jaguars who already have two veteran wideouts; Christian Kirk and Gabe Davis. Zay Jones was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/jaguars-release-wr-zay-jones-after-two-seasons\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently released<\/a> by the team which saves them $4.5 million against the salary cap.<\/p>\n<p>However, it would be beneficial to Thomas Jr., who\u2019s entering the team in his rookie year and is looking to make an impression. Landry was a key part of Cleveland\u2019s culture shift after arriving in 2018. He carried a positive reputation with the team which could give him an edge that teams could consider. The 31-year-old has been active on social media about his return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would never believe some of these guys are better than me. I just can\u2019t see it,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/jarvis-landry-workout-jaguars-comeback-beckham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> he tweeted<\/a>. \u201cAin\u2019t no arguing going on. I don\u2019t harbor bad feelings towards anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting what he can showcase for Jacksonville. If it\u2019s not them, here are other potential team fits for Landry that could make sense.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Team Fits for Landry<\/h3>\n<p>The Los Angeles Chargers surprisingly need a receiver after taking two in the later rounds. They were able to acquire Cornelius Johnson and Brenden Rice, but none won\u2019t be ready for week one. However, they could sign Landry on a one-year deal to jumpstart his NFL career under Jim Harbaugh while mentoring Rice and Johnson. Another option would be the Kansas City Chiefs despite drafting Xavier Worthy with their first-round selection.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs are still lacking a veteran presence and size at the receiver position. The Rashee Rice suspension and Marquez Valdes-Scantling gone shows they\u2019re lacking experience. They have Marquise Brown but he\u2019s the lone veteran among the receiving group. One last team fit would be the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>The team was not able to draft a receiver this year so this means after releasing Odell Beckham Jr., they need a veteran. They were able to extend Rashod Bateman\u2019s contract but his injury track record isn\u2019t a long-term solution for the team. Landry won\u2019t provide an immediate impact but it would help the team\u2019s veteran presence for WR3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is Five-Time Pro Bowler and former New Orleans Saint wide receiver, Jarvis Landry may make surprising NFL comeback. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":172180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,8,13,16,18,28],"tags":[7642,7811,635,514,9716,7505,7638,7659,1955],"class_list":["post-172176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-browns","category-jaguars","category-chiefs","category-chargers","category-saints","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-jarvis-landry","tag-odell-beckham-jr","tag-rashee-rice","tag-rashod-bateman","tag-ravens-featured","tag-saints-featured","tag-zay-jones"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}