Yes, the Patriots are light at wide receiver. Yes, it makes sense they'd be on the lookout for help, especially for the first four weeks when Julian Edelman is serving his four-game PED suspension.
Well, how would Demaryius Thomas strike you?
At least one person -- Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio -- thinks there's a chance the five-time Pro Bowl wideout winds up in Foxboro:
"Here's a name to keep an eye on," Florio told NBC Sports colleague Peter King today. "Now there may be nothing to this whatsoever, but I've detected just a weird sense coming out of Denver as it relates to Demaryius Thomas. He's a guy that was drafted by [Patriots offensive coordinator] Josh McDaniels (when McDaniels was the Broncos' head coach), he's a guy who ultimately could be available, $8 1/2 million (in salary for 2018). We've seen [Broncos executive vice-president and general manager] John Elway do this, where he'll squeeze a guy very, very late, maybe try to trade him, and if that all else fails, out he goes like T.J. Ward last year.
"But with the young receivers there, Courtland Sutton for example, if these guys can develop and Elway looks at it and says, '8 1/2 million, that's too much to pay,' it would not shock me if a guy like Thomas ends up joining [New England's] depth chart. [It's] late in the game, but still in time to make an impact with the Patriots."
King doesn't necessarily agree -- he doesn't see Thomas leaving Denver before the start of the season -- but he admits: "Nothing will shock me with John Elway at all."
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So stay tuned.
