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Eric Decker hopes for reunion with Demaryius Thomas
BY Seth Walder /
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS /
Friday, January 30, 2015, 10:31 AM
Eric Decker would like to play with one of his old teammates, Demaryius Thomas, again.
Lynne Sladky/AP
Eric Decker would like to play with one of his old teammates, Demaryius Thomas, again.
Eric Decker has a former teammate on his offseason wish list.
The Jets wide receiver is friends with Broncos star wideout Demaryius Thomas, an impending free agent. Decker would love to play with Thomas again, even if he knows it’s a long shot for now.
“I’ve always been doing recruiting,” Decker said Friday. “For him, it’s a situation where he’s kind of waiting. If Denver’s going to franchise tag him or if they’re going to work out a long term deal... I’d love to have him suit up in a New York Jets uniform and be a teammate of mine. He’s one of the best receivers in this league and I always enjoyed, and it made it easier to play alongside someone like him.”
While the Jets could badly use a receiver of Thomas’ caliber, it’s unlikely that Denver would let him walk out the door, which Decker recognized.
“It’d be hard for John (Elway) to let him go because he is one of those franchise players in this league,” he said.
Decker spoke by phone on Friday, promoting a hidden camera stunt that he and Thomas did to surprise guests at a Courtyard Marriott as an advertisement for the hotel brand.
Even though Thomas is unlikely to join Decker in Florham Park, the Jets will likely be adding some parts in free agency thanks to the $40+ million in cap space they will have available to then. Decker said he expects the Jets to “make a few splashes probably.”
Decker said he has exchanged text messages with the new Jets head coach Todd Bowles and spoke to a couple of players, including receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Roberts, about Bowles. Though the players Decker spoke to didn’t play under Bowles’ scheme because they were on offense, Decker said they spoke highly of the new Jets head coach from their interactions with him in the Cardinals building and on the practice field.
“He’s a good manager, to be a head coach you’ve got to be a good manager of a team,” Decker said. “I think he’ll do a great job.”
Decker said he hasn’t spoken with new offensive coordinator Chan Gailey but was familiar with the fact that Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe had a particularly productive season (86 catches) in 2008, when Gailey was the offensive coordinator there.
As for the Super Bowl, Decker said he’s hoping for a good game but doesn’t have a preference between the two teams.
“I’m not rooting for anyone. I just want a close game,” Decker said. “New England’s in our division, and Seattle they beat us last year in the Super Bowl.”
@SethWalderNYDN
BY Seth Walder /
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS /
Friday, January 30, 2015, 10:31 AM
Eric Decker would like to play with one of his old teammates, Demaryius Thomas, again.
Lynne Sladky/AP
Eric Decker would like to play with one of his old teammates, Demaryius Thomas, again.
Eric Decker has a former teammate on his offseason wish list.
The Jets wide receiver is friends with Broncos star wideout Demaryius Thomas, an impending free agent. Decker would love to play with Thomas again, even if he knows it’s a long shot for now.
“I’ve always been doing recruiting,” Decker said Friday. “For him, it’s a situation where he’s kind of waiting. If Denver’s going to franchise tag him or if they’re going to work out a long term deal... I’d love to have him suit up in a New York Jets uniform and be a teammate of mine. He’s one of the best receivers in this league and I always enjoyed, and it made it easier to play alongside someone like him.”
While the Jets could badly use a receiver of Thomas’ caliber, it’s unlikely that Denver would let him walk out the door, which Decker recognized.
“It’d be hard for John (Elway) to let him go because he is one of those franchise players in this league,” he said.
Decker spoke by phone on Friday, promoting a hidden camera stunt that he and Thomas did to surprise guests at a Courtyard Marriott as an advertisement for the hotel brand.
Even though Thomas is unlikely to join Decker in Florham Park, the Jets will likely be adding some parts in free agency thanks to the $40+ million in cap space they will have available to then. Decker said he expects the Jets to “make a few splashes probably.”
Decker said he has exchanged text messages with the new Jets head coach Todd Bowles and spoke to a couple of players, including receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Roberts, about Bowles. Though the players Decker spoke to didn’t play under Bowles’ scheme because they were on offense, Decker said they spoke highly of the new Jets head coach from their interactions with him in the Cardinals building and on the practice field.
“He’s a good manager, to be a head coach you’ve got to be a good manager of a team,” Decker said. “I think he’ll do a great job.”
Decker said he hasn’t spoken with new offensive coordinator Chan Gailey but was familiar with the fact that Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe had a particularly productive season (86 catches) in 2008, when Gailey was the offensive coordinator there.
As for the Super Bowl, Decker said he’s hoping for a good game but doesn’t have a preference between the two teams.
“I’m not rooting for anyone. I just want a close game,” Decker said. “New England’s in our division, and Seattle they beat us last year in the Super Bowl.”
@SethWalderNYDN
