Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry. Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Five-time Pro Bowl WR Jarvis Landry visiting Falcons

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Mar 16, 2022 6:29 PM ET

As of late Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons were still part of the sweepstakes to potentially land Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson in a blockbuster trade that could be executed at any point now that the NFL year has opened.

Watson could be joined by a fellow proven commodity if he becomes part of what would be a new-look Atlanta passing attack.

ESPN's Dianna Russini reports that five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry will visit the Falcons.

As they attempt to make themselves more appealing for Deshaun Watson, the #Falcons are trying to improve their WR room with Jarvis Landry. He's coming over for a visit, per @diannaESPN

Current ATL WR room:
Olamide Zaccheaus
Christian Blake
Frank Darby
Chad Hansen
Austin Trammell
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 16, 2022

As had been expected since even before the 2021 season, the Cleveland Browns made Landry a salary-cap casualty earlier this week after he spent four campaigns with that organization. The 29-year-old recorded 52 catches on 87 targets for 570 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns with two rushing scores across 12 games this past season.

Regardless of where Watson decides to go, the Falcons unquestionably must improve their receiving options this spring. Star Calvin Ridley is suspended indefinitely for betting on league games this past fall, and fellow receiver Russell Gage is reportedly leaving the Falcons to catch passes thrown by quarterback Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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