Three NFL teams are reportedly interested in trading for Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White, according to NFL reporter Ian Rapoport.
The Falcons receiver is reportedly unhappy with the number of targets he has seen through the first four games of this season, according to NFL reporter Connor Orr. "For me, at the end of the day, I want to catch passes," said White, via espn.com. "I'm out here just f---ing around just to sit around to just block f---ing people all day. It's not what I want to do."
White has just been targeted 13 times this season and has made six catches for 92 yards without a touchdown. At this point last season, White had been targeted 34 times and had already caught two touchdown passes.
The Falcons are stacked at the wide receiver position, and Julio Jones leads them as the top target. The former first round draft pick has been stated as the best receiver in the entire NFL, and he is putting up some incredible numbers this season. On 52 targets this season, Jones has 478 receiving yards with four touchdowns.
Jones isn't the only receiver taking passes away from White, as Leonard Hankerson has been emerging as their second best weapon. Hankerson has 241 receiving yards on 17 receptions this season, and he has scored two touchdowns.
If Hankerson continues to perform as the second target for the Falcons, letting go of White could become easier. White makes $5 million this season, and his contract may make it difficult to trade him. White is in his 11th season with Atlanta, and it could be his last. Teams like the Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens are in need of top receivers, and it will be interesting to see what the Falcons do with their veteran receiver.
