The New England Patriots emerged from Tuesday's NFL roster cutdown day with a whopping eight wide receivers on their 53-man roster .
But that quantity still doesn't mask their quality problem.
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New England's prized offseason acquisition, Stefon Diggs, is 31 years old and coming off a torn ACL. The team's leading receiver from last season, DeMario Douglas, ranked 61st in the NFL with 621 yards in 2024. Free-agent pickup Mack Hollins is coming off a 378-yard season, while the likes of Kendrick Bourne, Kayshon Boutte, Kyle Williams, Efton Chism and Javon Baker round out the depth chart.
In short, it's a group that could use more high-end talent. And such talent may have become available earlier this week when Jak