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NFL Free Agency 2019: 3 targets for each team

By William Schneiderhan

PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 10: Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back Le'Veon Bell (26) looks on during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 10, 2017 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Photo by Mark Alberti/ Icon Sportswire)
PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 10: Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back Le'Veon Bell (26) looks on during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 10, 2017 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Photo by Mark Alberti/ Icon Sportswire) /
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 30: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers drops back to pass in the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on December 30, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 30: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers drops back to pass in the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on December 30, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Green Bay Packers

Mike McCarthy is out, Matt LaFleur is in, and the Green Bay Packers want to bury last year’s 6-9-1 season. Some longtime players will walk this offseason, but upgrades should be on the way with slightly more than $34 million in available cap space at the moment.

Landon Collins, S

After an inconsistent four and half seasons, the Packers decided to trade former first-round pick Ha Ha Clinton-Dix last season. This has left a hole, and need, at the safety position.

Collins’ days with the New York Giants could be limited. The team may franchise tag him, but there seems to be tension in the air surrounding his return to big blue.

The 25-year old would help the Packers in many ways. Yes, he struggles in pass coverage, but he is one of the best safeties in the NFL when it comes to playing in the box. He is a three-time Pro Bowl player, and he has been named an All-Pro once.

With a current market value of $9.3 million a year, he’d become the backbone of the defense.

Bruce Irvin, EDGE

After one Super Bowl win, six Pro Bowls and one All-Pro selection, Clay Matthews has probably played his last down for the Packers. He collected 83.5 sacks in 10 years with the team.

Now, that edge-rusher role from the outside linebacker spot is vacant. Irvin has been moved around from defensive end and linebacker throughout his career, but he always finds a job because of his ability to play well as an edge-rusher.

Irvin had 6.5 sacks last season, and he has 43.5 in 106 career games.

Cole Beasley, WR

Davante Adams has become one of the top wide receivers in the NFL. He had a monster 2018. Two other young receivers played well too after Randall Cobb and Geronimo Allison sustained injuries. Those two players were Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown.

With Cobb a free agent this offseason, the team should bring in a veteran receiver to go with Adams and the two second-year receivers.

Beasley is a shifty, third-down target that could play well with Rodgers. He won’t be a downfield threat, but he could move the chains in crucial moments.

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