Could the New York Jets turn back the clock to bolster their wide receiver room?
Robbie Chosen certainly hopes so.
Appearing on CBS, the Jets’ former deep threat was asked whether there are any teams that have caught his eye while exploring his options in free agency. In response, Chosen expressed interest in returning to the team that he spent his first four NFL seasons with.
“I’m open to every team. I don’t want to make it seem like I’m too good for any team. I’m just hoping for a great opportunity. But the Jets would mean a lot. My career started there, and the culture that I know that they’re building and everything. Not to single any team out, but that would be special. It would be nostalgic.”
Chosen, who will turn 32 in May, was signed by New York as an undrafted free agent out of Temple in 2016. He spent four seasons with the Jets (2016-19), recording 207 receptions for 3,059 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Chosen joined the Carolina Panthers on a two-year, $20 million contract in 2020. After posting career-highs of 95 receptions and 1,096 yards in 2020, he signed a two-year, $29.5 million extension.
Chosen stooped to 53 receptions and a career-low 519 yards in 2021. Since then, he has bounced around, spending time with the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, and Miami Dolphins (two stints). Over the past two seasons, Chosen played in 11 games for Miami, catching five passes for 131 yards and one touchdown.
The Jets’ wide receiver room finds itself in dire straits at the time of Chosen’s comments. Behind Garrett Wilson, the rest of the unit features Allen Lazard, Xavier Gipson, Malachi Corley, Brandon Smith, Irvin Charles, Malik Taylor, Ontaria Wilson, and Marcus Riley. Lazard was once a presumed cut candidate, but as he lingers on the roster well past the releases of Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, his odds of sticking with the team are rising.
Chosen is far from the player he was during his time with the Jets, but with New York’s wide receiver room as desperate for help as any in the NFL, nothing can be ruled out.
