Vikings free agency 2017: What wide receivers are available?
By Adam Patrick
Michael Floyd
- 27-years-old
- 6-foot-3, 220 pounds
2016 stats (in 13 games with the Arizona Cardinals and 2 games with the New England Patriots):
- 37 catches
- 488 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns
After a forgettable 2016 season for Floyd (except for that whole winning the Super Bowl thing), could the receiver be interested in playing for the team from his home state of Minnesota?
Despite the fact that he was drafted in the first round back in 2012, Floyd’s career in the NFL has been a bit underwhelming. During his five years in the league, the receiver has had only a total of one season in which he finished with more than 60 catches and 1,000 receiving yards.
He has been known to be a bit of a deep threat during his time in the league (11 career touchdown catches of distances more than 20 yards), so that could give the Vikings a dimension to their offense that they have been lacking in recent years.
Spotrac is predicting a contract of four years, $34 million to be the kind of offer a team may need to make in order to land the wide receiver this offseason. But perhaps, Floyd could be generous and offer Minnesota a hometown discount?