After missing out on wide receiver Chris Godwin, perhaps the New England Patriots will target WR Cooper Kupp, whom the Los Angeles Rams released on Wednesday.
On a Wednesday episode of his podcast, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said the Patriots were willing to pay Godwin $30M annually, but he stayed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers instead. The one-time Pro Bowler signed a three-year, $66M deal.
In his Thursday news conference, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel refused to discuss the team’s failed pursuit of Godwin. However, he indicated the club still aims to add another wideout.
“We’ll continue to target. Mack Hollins will be in here tomorrow. He’s a wide receiver,” Vrabel said. “But we’ll continue to look at the wide receiver as it relates to free agency, explore every option with other teams, and then potentially we’ll get to the point where we’re looking at the draft. There’s just a lot of time, and I know that everybody is like, it’s over in free agency. It’s never over.”
Mike Giardi of the Boston Sports Journal reported that the Patriots had contacted Kupp. Giardi added the WR would like to stay on the West Coast, but he’s keeping his options open.
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