What Jerod Mayo said about Patriots’ potential interest in another star wide receiver
"You can't talk about players on other teams, but you can put a call in."
The Patriots came up just short in the Brandon Aiyuk sweepstakes earlier this month.
But could a New England franchise still on the prowl for a proven, No. 1 pass-catcher turn its attention to another disgruntled wideout in the NFC?
With the Dallas Cowboys still unable to come to terms on a hefty new contract with star receiver CeeDee Lamb, the All-Pro talent is holding out of training camp this summer.
Any potential contract dispute could go south and result in a trade — a scenario that Patriots fans are well aware of after Matthew Judon was dealt to the Falcons last week.
During his latest appearance on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Monday, Jerod Mayo was asked about Lamb and the Patriots’ potential interest in trying to pluck the star out of Dallas.
“You can’t talk about players on other teams, but you can put a call in,” Mayo said.
Speaking on Sunday, Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf acknowledged that New England is continuing to assess all options when it comes to adding weapons to its offense.
“We make calls on all positions and on all players that we think might be able to help us,” Wolf said of the receiver market. “Sometimes, it’s just to try to gather information from other clubs and kind of see what they’re thinking about their own roster.”
A proven No. 1 pass-catcher would be a welcome addition to the Patriots, who have not had a 1,000-yard receiver since Julian Edelman in 2019. Considering New England’s failed pursuits of Calvin Ridley in free agency and Aiyuk via trade, the Patriots are clearly leaving no stone unturned when it comes to giving Drake Maye a dependable receiving threat moving forward.
Lamb stuffed the stat sheet in 2023 with Dallas — leading the NFL in receptions (135), recording 1,749 receiving yards, and scoring 12 touchdowns.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Dallas has offered up a contract to Lamb that will pay him $33 million in average annual value — but Lamb is reportedly asking for an even higher payday.
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