Getty ImagesVeteran receiver Jerricho Cotchery, who eventually assumed the Hines Ward role in the Steelers’ offense last year, could be finding a role in the Chiefs’ offense in 2012.
Cotchery, per a league source, visited Kansas City on Thursday.
An eight-year veteran, Cotchery spent seven seasons with the Jets before joining the Steelers in 2011. A full-time starter from 2006 through 2009, Cotchery could bring some extra toughness and reliability to the receiving corps, along with the kind of leadership qualities that will be missing if (as assumed) running back Thomas Jones doesn’t return.
UPDATE 10:39 a.m. ET: A source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that Cotchery actually visited the Chiefs earlier in the week. However, the official NFL documentation indicates that the visit occurred on Thursday.
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I sure hope “2 yard Thomas” doesn’t return
Nice alliteration!
Thomas Jones hurt a promising young receiver for the first half of the season, and his idea of making up for it was getting no more than 3 yards on any run.
Jones was okay in 2010, but I’ll take a healthy Peyton Hillis now.
Stay, Jerricho! If you can, stay in Pittsburgh.
“Thomas Jones hurt a promising young receiver”
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No the promising young receiver hurt himself by throwing a punch at Jones. How is that Jones’ fault?
But I also with take a healthy Peyton Hillis over an aging TJ.
I’d love to have him join the Chiefs! A solid receiver that catches nearly any pass thrown his way! I hope Bowe can benefit from JC’s example.
Stay in Pittsburgh!!
Bring him back to the Jets!
Come back to the Jets, Jerricho!!
How about a reunion with his old college qb, Philip Rivers?
Chiefs could catch Cotchery
But with a vaccination and proper, frequent handwashing, they should be safe…..
NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!DONT GO!!!!!!!
That’s what happens when you manage the cap poorly. Steelers have needs, but can’t even sign their own mid-level guys. Next steeler fans will be posting, ‘who needs him, he sux anyway, we’ll draft someone, it’s a sure thing’. Like they did w/Mendenhall./
No actually Ted We DO need him and he IS a good receiver. If we draft someone they probably will not be any help to us for a year or two down the road. We HAVE GOT to keep Jerrico especially if we lose Wallace.
Does’t look like Wallace is going anywhere, at least not this yr. Now Steelers just lost WGay(not a great player, I know, but he started) From an already thin CB position.