Should the Patriots take a chance on WR Kenny Golladay?

The New York Giants are going to be releasing Kenny Golladay in a couple of weeks. Should the Patriots have interest in the player?

I know what you might be thinking at this moment, but hear me out for a second.  The Giants will be releasing the veteran player on March 15th when the new league year begins to save themselves the most on their cap number.

He was a former Lion drafted in 2017 and spent four seasons with the team.  In 2018 and 2019, he accumulated over 1,000 yards in both seasons, 16 receiving touchdowns, and one Pro Bowl appearance.

He looked poised to continue that production in 2020 before a season-ending injury, which then let him hit the free agent market.  The four year, $72 million deal he signed with the Giants was nothing less than a total disaster.  He lasted just two years in NY and was not able to catch 50 passes total.

He also only had one touchdown and turns 30 this coming November.  On the surface, it sounds like a silly move, right?

Wrong.

Right now, Golladay’s value couldn’t be any lower.  The Patriots do have two notable wide receiver free agents in Jakobi Meyers and Nelson Agholor.

Their top two targets under contract are DeVante Parker and Kendrick Bourne.

It’s not mystery that the team needs to add another pass catcher, and my thing with Golladay is that he’d be a low-risk, high-reward investment.  He is someone who can go up and get the 50/50 balls as a true X receiver.

Being that his value couldn’t be lower, he likely won’t cost more than a few million dollars.

I just think that the Patriots should be in the market to take certain chances in free agency.  This would be a low-risk move, but a team who wants to contend should have no issue taking any sort of chances in free agency.

The team will surely need a bigger move at the position, but a couple smaller moves like this could pay off.