Free agent broad receiver Gabe Davis, who just lately visited the Pittsburgh Steelers, is taking a visit right down to Baton Rouge. Per NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport, Davis is visiting with New Orleans Saints. Rapoport doesn’t specify the day he’s visiting the workforce however presumably, it is going to happen Monday.
Davis visited with Pittsburgh on Thursday however left with out a contract, hours earlier than the information of QB Aaron Rodgers agreeing to signal with the Steelers broke. New Orleans marks the fourth workforce Davis has visited since being launched by the Jacksonville Jaguars final month. Earlier than the Saints and Steelers, Davis additionally took journeys to satisfy with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants.
As Rapoport talked about after visiting Pittsburgh, Davis nonetheless isn’t 100-percent wholesome after struggling a torn meniscus in his knee final November that ended his lone season in Jacksonville. Signed to a three-year, $39 million contract forward of 2024, Davis dissatisfied with Jacksonville. He caught simply 20 passes for lower than 300 yards and two touchdowns throughout 10 video games earlier than being lower because the group’s new regime lower him with a failed bodily.
Earlier than his stint with the Jaguars, Davis was a playmaker with the Buffalo Payments. In 4 years, he caught 163 passes for greater than 2,700 yards and 27 touchdowns. He had success in opposition to Pittsburgh, too, with a 171-yard, two landing exhibiting in a 2022 blowout win over the Steelers.
Davis may depart the Saints with out a contract as groups await him to get again to full well being. Presumably, he’ll try to signal with a workforce forward of coaching camp. As Rapoport notes, cash isn’t a problem. The Jaguars are on the hook for his contract, which means a workforce like Pittsburgh may pay Davis the minimal and make Jacksonville pay the remaining, simply as they did with QB Russell Wilson final season.
The Steelers are reportedly out there for an additional offensive playmaker. Along with Davis, they’ve proven some degree of curiosity in buying and selling for Miami Dolphins TE Jonnu Smith and Atlanta Falcons TE Kyle Pitts.
