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New England Patriots wide receiver Kayson Boutte.
The Baltimore Ravens need more wide receivers despite having 2 highly-paid ones on the roster and drafting 2 more — it’s still just not enough.
Sports Illustrated’s Jason La Canfora made a “realistic” trade pitch that brings the Ravens a reliable, standout wide receiver from 1 of their rivals, swapping a 2027 4th round pick in exchange for New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte.
Boutte would no doubt be an upgrade over the current group of projected WR3 candidates behind starters Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman.
“We are bullish on Devontez Walker and have urged the Ravens not to sign another end-of-the-line vet receiver,” La Canfora wrote on June 19. “But Boutte is just 24, he has been exponentially better and more durable than Walker and he would immediately, for me, allow the Ravens to consider Rashod Bateman addition and subtraction and move him on. Heck, maybe New England would want him in this trade, and you use that savings to sign a center.”
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame