Jets Acquire WR Demaryius Thomas from the Pats

By Phil Sullivan Posted On September 10, 2019

The NY Jets made a rare trade with the New England Patriots today. According to Adam Schefter, they acquired wide receiver Demaryius Thomas from the New England Patriots for a 2021 6th rounder. Thomas became expandable with the Patriots recent acquisition of wide receiver Antonio Brown.

More Antonio Brown fallout: Patriots are trading WR Demaryius Thomas in the division to the NY Jets for a 2021 sixth-round pick, sources tell ESPN.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 10, 2019

The Jets acquired a 2020 sixth-round pick from the Chiefs for Darron Lee, traded a 2020 sixth-round pick to the Colts for Nate Hairston and now deal a 2021 sixth-rounder for Demaryius Thomas.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 10, 2019

The 31 year old wide receiver is 6’3″ so he provides a big target and had some big years in Denver when Adam Gase was with the Broncos. He had a combined 677 receiving last year with the Broncos and Texans, here are his career numbers:

Demaryius Thomas

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