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The Jets are going to move on without Decker

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 27: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Eric Decker #87 and Brandon Marshall #15 of the New York Jets after a game against the New England Patriots on December 27, 2015 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jets defeated the Patriots 26-20 in overtime. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

  • Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the New York Jets have informed wide receiver Eric Decker they will either trade or release him this week.
  • Decker only played in three games in 2016, but has been a model of consistency in his NFL career, earning a 77.4 production grade or better from PFF every year 2012-2015. His 82.7 grade in 2015 was the highest of his career.
  • In 2015, Decker was tied for third in the NFL with 7 touchdowns on routes run out of the slot and his 56 receptions ranked fifth-most out of the slot.
  • In 2015, Decker scored a touchdown on 9.52 percent of his targets, which was the sixth-highest mark of any receiver in the NFL with at least 60 targets.
  • QBs had a 114.1 rating when targeting him in 2015, tied with Odell Beckham Jr. for the 11th-best mark in the NFL.

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