The New England Patriots want to seek out manufacturing on the skin.
Final season, the staff ranked final within the league in complete receiving yards. Nearly half of the yards have been to tight ends and operating backs, with receivers accounting for about 53% of the whole manufacturing. Hunter Henry led the staff with 674 receiving yards.
The staff invested at receiver within the 2024 draft, deciding on Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker within the second and fourth rounds, respectively. Neither participant contributed a lot; Polk had simply 12 receptions on 33 targets, and Baker managed only one catch.
Polk, particularly, has been the topic of a lot criticism as a consequence of being a second-round choose. On Friday, he posted an Instagram story with a three-word message for his haters.
“Rely me out.”
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Many are counting Polk out for the 2025 season. They won’t be improper to take action. It will likely be an uphill battle for Polk to seek out enjoying time. The Patriots introduced in two free-agent receivers in Stefon Diggs and Mack Hollins. They used a third-round choose on Kyle Williams, and nonetheless have Kendrick Bourne, Demario Douglas and Kayshon Boutte on the roster. Efton Chism III has additionally obtained early offseason reward as an undrafted free agent.
In Sophie Weller’s newest roster projection, she predicts that Polk shall be left off the roster. With most groups retaining 5 or 6 receivers, he’ll really want to face out in preseason to make the staff.
If Polk is reduce, he’ll doubtless discover a house on one other staff or, on the very least, a apply squad as a consequence of his prospect pedigree. He’s in simply his second yr and gained’t be fully forged off simply but.
Polk is daring individuals to rely him out. For his Patriots tenure, it’s time to place up or shut up.
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