Cap cuts could infuse receiver market with star power
Teams desperately in need of an upgrade at wide receiver are in luck this offseason.This 2015 cla s is shaping up as a buyer's market, thanks in large part to a bevy of productive veterans potentially saturating the free agency proce s.Even if and draw the , , our list of the includes , and . Another pair of wide receivers, and , will be ranked in the top 50.That's already a stronger pool than, which included and as big names. A.J. Hawk Jersey By the start of the new league year on March 10, eight more high-profile wideouts could become available if they refuse to restructure their contracts.1. , : Scheduled to earn $15 million and occupy a prohibitive $23.6 million against the cap, Fitzgerald has been with the . The front office has to restructure in team-friendly fashion. Prior to a November MCL sprain, Fitzgerald generated as impre sive as Vontaze Burfict Jersey any since his 2011 season. At 31 years old, he remains capable of No. 1 receiver production.2. , : Will the new regime deem the mercurial, oft-injured Harvin worth $10.5 million plus the lo s of a fourth-round draft pick? . General manager Mike Maccagnan can cut Harvin without owing a dime or suffering a cap hit. Harvin, 26, still boasts game-breaking run-after-catch ability, but hasn't put together a half-season of good tape since late October of 2012.3. , : Marshall's $7.5 million salary becomes fully guaranteed if he's on the roster by the third day of the league year -- March 12. He received no a surances about his future after . Marshall turns 31 next month and is coming off a disappointing season. Perhaps more importantly, the recent scuttlebutt out of Chicago is that last year. The rumor mill has connected the veteran receiver to former coordinator Marc Trestman, who landed Carlos Dunlap Jersey in Baltimore.4. , : Jackson was perhaps the at . He recently turned 32 years old and carries a $12.2 cap number for 2015. That number will likely have to be lowered for a rebuilding team with a litany of needs. The , and were among the teams interested in Jackson last October.5. , : Due $9.85 million in 2015, Wallace's Miami future is up in the air after his in the season finale. The 28-year-old one-trick pony general manager Dennis Hickey, but is willing to state that Wallace will be .6. , : Already one of the NFL's most overpaid players over the past two years, Bowe is due an untenable $10.75 million Carl Lawson Jersey . Thanks to a one-game suspension to start last season, that salary is , allowing the to cut bait on an alleged No. 1 receiver who failed to find paydirt even once in 2014.7. , : Jennings, 31, is slated to earn $8.9 million while counting $11 million against the cap. That's a lot to pay for a wide receiver who hasn't topped 1,000 yards since 2010 and was outplayed by down the stretch. Because the , Jennings makes sense as a post-June 1 cut.8. , : Colston is due $6.9 million and is set to count nearly $10 million against an already tight cap. After a disappointing, mistake-filled season, he's going to have to accept a pay cut to return to the Big Easy.In addition to the established wide receivers listed above, NFL teams will be Geno Atkins Jersey window-shopping for another strong group of draft prospects on the heels of last year's .NFL Media analyst Mike Mayock just produced his , featuring West Virginia's Kevin White and Alabama's Amari Cooper at wide receiver. Our friends at College Football 24/7 also released a list of at next week's NFL .As depre sing as teams might find the this offseason, the wide receiver options are as plentiful as ever.The latest Podcast and reacts to the latest news. Find more content on .