The New England Patriots have determined to chop bait on 2024 second-round choose Ja’Lynn Polk, buying and selling the injured extensive receiver and a 2028 seventh-round choose to the New Orleans Saints for a 2027 sixth-round choose, per experiences from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini and ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Polk appeared in 15 video games for the Patriots in 2024, beginning seven, however solely caught 12 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns in his rookie season. He’s at present on the season-ending injured reserve attributable to a shoulder harm, and will be unable to see the sphere for the Saints till the 2026 season.
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It is an enchanting commerce given Polk will not even be accessible to play for New Orleans this season, however the Saints are banking on the previous College of Washington star with the ability to regain his type and confidence after a yr off and getting a contemporary begin with a brand new group. The Saints are hoping that swapping a sixth-round choose for Polk and a seventh nets them a expertise that was, simply two years in the past, considered deserving of being the No. 37 total choose within the draft.
The Patriots, in the meantime, transfer on from Polk and get a future sixth in return for a participant they clearly did not see a significant position for sooner or later. They are going to shift the main target of their receiver room to the group that’s at present there and clear area so as to add one other younger receiver within the upcoming draft.
