Eric Decker had a rough first season with the Jets, but maybe a Broncos feel to the organization can help improve things.
The Jets wide receiver recently spent a few days in Arizona shooting a commercial for Courtyard by Marriott, and during the downtime between takes, admitted that he’s spent the past year recruiting the free agent to be, Demaryius Thomas to the Jets.
“I’ve been pushing for the entire year now,” Decker said in a telephone interview with The New York Post. “It was just another opportunity to talk to him about it. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens.
“I think it would be tough for Denver to let him go. So whether they franchise-tag him here in the next month or give him a long-term deal, he’s just one of those premier players in this league. If he happens to make it to free agency, I would love to sign him because playing alongside him for four years and especially the last two years made it a lot of fun and made it a lot easier. He’s just one of the great players in this league.”
Playing alongside Thomas allowed Decker to flourish in Denver. A certain quarterback named Peyton Manning helped as well, but Decker sees the benefit of having a star opposite him.