Top free-agent WR visits AFC West contender as market builds

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Top free-agent receiver visits AFC West contender as market builds

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 5/2/24

Tyler Boyd remains one of the top players available on the free-agent market and at least two AFC teams reportedly have interest in the veteran wide receiver.

Boyd met with the Los Angeles Chargers earlier this week and has a visit scheduled with the Tennessee Titans, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Now that the NFL Draft has come and gone, Fowler expects the market for Boyd to “heat up.”

Free agent wide receiver Tyler Boyd was in Los Angeles this week to meet with the #Chargers and will also head to the #Titans later this week, per source,

Market should heat up for Boyd, who has 513 catches for 6,000 yards over eight seasons in Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/7bMUcM89KK

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 1, 2024

While Boyd is not viewed as a No. 1 wideout, he was a productive player over eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He had 67 catches for 667 yards and two touchdowns last season despite Joe Burrow missing nearly half of the year with an injury. Boyd had back-to-back seasons with 1,000-plus yards in 2018 and 2019.

The Titans already have DeAndre Hopkins and signed Calvin Ridley earlier this offseason. Boyd would be a great No. 3 option in their passing game.

For their part, the Chargers let Mike Williams leave in free agency this offseason and traded Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears. They then surprised a lot of people by not drafting a wide receiver until the seventh round, so they certainly have room for a veteran like Boyd.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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