Veteran wideout Terrelle Pryor failed to find a team to play with last season, but he hopes things will be different in 2020. According to Pryor, he is actively working on a comeback and already had talks with several interested teams.
Pryor started 2019 with Jacksonville Jaguars, but the hamstring issues prompted the team to released him before he played a single snap. The 31-year-old veteran’s last NFL appearances came in Week 9 and Week 10 of the 2018 season with Buffalo Bills.
Pryor could now play for Bills’ division rivals, as he told TMZ that New England Patriots are eyeing his services.
“There have been conversations with a couple—five teams,” said Pryor. “My representatives) spoke to the Patriots last week, I believe. A lot of the teams are not really dealing with bringing in players because of the COVID situation.”
Pryor would especially be interested in suiting up with Patriots due to his appreciation for the franchise’s new signal-caller Cam Newton. He would also like to play in his hometown of Pittsburgh with the Steelers.
“Those two are very intriguing,” he added. “Especially Cam. I’ve been a big fan of him throughout the years … And, obviously, Big Ben, that’s my hometown of Pittsburgh, so that’s just two teams that I really want to play for.”
Terrelle Pryor entered the league as Oakland Raiders’ third-round pick in 2011 Supplemental Draft. Pryor spent his first four years in the league as a quarterback but decided to switch to WR in 2015 after not seeing much action on his primary position.
Pryor’s best season as a wideout came in 2016 with Cleveland Browns, when he managed 77 receptions for 1,007 yards and four touchdowns. The combination of injuries and inconsistency stopped him from replicating this success and he managed less than 500 yards receiving since then during stints with Washington, New York Jets, and Bills.
