The second half of the Ridley trade is set in stone as the new league season gets underway. The Jaguars’ third-round selection (No. 79) in 2024 will go to the Falcons. If Ridley had chosen to resign sooner, Atlanta would have received Jacksonville’s No. 48 pick. Last year, the Jaguars handed their fifth-round pick to the Falcons. The team is currently awaiting news on whether to retain the wide receiver.
The 2024 league year, which is quickly approaching, is crucial in this specific free agency chase. According to Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report, there are only two contenders in this race: the Jaguars and the Patriots. Ridley has ties to only these two teams. Notwithstanding his 2021 and 2022 gambling bans, Ridley is anticipated to fetch a high pick in free agency.
The Jaguars are able to re-sign him after 3pm CT and only need to offer the Falcons a third-round pick in exchange, further demonstrating to their 2022 trade pickup that they see him as a long-term option as opposed to a rental. Atlanta doesn’t seem to be in the running to win Jacksonville’s second-round pick right now.
11:07 a.m.: Calvin Ridley’s free agency has produced one of the most intricate markets in recent memory, with a major influence from the Jaguars-Falcons transaction in 2022. The Jaguars are not giving up as the Patriots attempt to steal the former first-round pick.
The Jaguars have made an offer to keep Ridley, according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones, even though they have accepted terms with Gabe Davis. This comes after a source claimed the Patriots had extended an offer to Ridley, who is regarded as the best wide receiver still available with the demise of Mike Evans, Tee Higgins, and Michael Pittman Jr.
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