Patriots free agent targets: Are these five WRs worth pursuing? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots took an important step toward rehabilitating their offense by replacing Matt Patricia with Bill O'Brien at offensive coordinator.
Now, they need to give O'Brien some new toys to play with.
The Patriots only had one wide receiver tally more than 550 yards in 2022, and he's about to hit unrestricted free agency. If New England can't re-sign Jakobi Meyers -- and there's a case for him earning a significant payday -- its wide receiver room will by led by two good-but-far-from-elite veterans (Kendrick Bourne, DeVante Parker) and a relatively unproven second-year wideout in Tyquan Thornton.