NY Jets’ WR roster battles look far different after Corey Davis’ exit

Jason Brownlee, New York Jets, Getty ImagesThe battles for New York Jets’ potential WR5 and WR6 spots have been drastically altered by Corey Davis’ retirement

Until Wednesday afternoon, the New York Jets’ wide receiver competition seemingly revolved around figuring out which player would make the 53-man roster as the sixth WR – if the Jets even decided to keep that many.

In a shocking turn of events, Corey Davis announced on Wednesday that he is retiring from the NFL. It is a move that depletes the depth of the wide receiver room and casts some doubt about the status of the position group.

More importantly, it now escalates the internal wide receiver competition to a new level. Instead of…