Mychal Rivera, Jaguars Agree to 2-Year Contract After 4 Seasons with Raiders

On Wednesday, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced they signed tight end Mychal Rivera.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network noted it was a two-year deal that can be worth as much as $6.75 million with player and team incentives.

Rivera spent the first four seasons of his career with the Oakland Raiders.

Rivera entered the league as a sixth-round draft pick in 2013 out of Tennessee and caught four touchdowns as a rookie. He enjoyed a career season the following year with 534 receiving yards and four touchdowns, but his production fell off in 2015 and 2016 as tight end Clive Walford played a larger role in Oakland's aerial attack:

Season	Games	Catches	Receiving Yards	TD Catches
2013	16	38	407	4
2014	16	58	534	4
2015	16	32	280	1
2016	13	18	192	1

As for the Jaguars, Rivera fills a need after they traded tight end Julius Thomas to the Miami Dolphins this offseason.

Marcedes Lewis is still on the Jacksonville roster, but he is 32 years old. What's more, his 169 receiving yards last year marked his lowest total since he was a rookie in 2006.

Rivera is only 26 years old and can take advantage of openings down the middle created by the additional defensive attention drawn by wide receivers Allen Robinson, Allen Hurns and Marqise Lee.