Top slot receivers reportedly seeking big money in free agency
If you’re in the market for a highly-rated slot receiver in NFL free agency, be ready to pay up.
According to Terez A. Paylor of Yahoo Sports, the likes of Golden Tate and Adam Humphries are expected to enter free agency seeking somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 to $14 million annually.
Hearing some of the leading slot receivers in this year’s free agent class (Golden Tate, Adam Humphries) are asking for $10 to $14 million a year on the open market, per league sources
— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) March 1, 2019
Tate has been a consistent producer who has put up multiple 1,000-yard seasons for the Detroit Lions, while Humphries is coming off a career-best five touchdown season. It remains to be seen what kind of market develops for each of them, though Tate has already started to single out potential landing spots.
