Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill sent shockwaves through the NFL when he elected to not re-sign with the organization on Wednesday. The franchise allowed him and his agent to look for a trade, and the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets quickly put together packages for him.
Hill ultimately decided that he wanted to play for the Dolphins, and the deal was made. Miami sent the Chiefs first-, second-, and fourth-round selections for the upcoming draft, then 2023 fourth- and sixth-round selections, too.
However, was it a mistake for the Jaguars to not throw their name in the mix for Hill? Jacksonville still needs a top wide receiver even though it signed two wideouts in free agency in Christian Kirk and Zay Jones. It also had the draft capital and cap space flexibility to make the trade potentially happen.
But the Jaguars have spent considerable cap space on the position in Kirk, Jones, and Marvin Jones Jr. It’s hard to imagine that the franchise would be willing to spend…