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Patriots are trading WR Ja’Lynn Polk and a 2028 7th-round pick to the Saints
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:40 am
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:40 am
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Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:46 am to drizztiger
This is really good value and could pay off next season. He doesn’t count towards the 52 roster because he’s on IR.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:46 am to drizztiger
The Patriots have seen this dude in practice every day for the past few years, really don’t have many great options at WR, didn’t even have him taking up a roster spot due to him being on IR, and yet still traded him for the most minimum return a trade can yield. All this to say, this brotha SUCKS.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:47 am to drizztiger
From his wiki..
“Multiple statistical measurements and football analysts rated Polk as one of the worst wide receivers in the NFL”
“Multiple statistical measurements and football analysts rated Polk as one of the worst wide receivers in the NFL”
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:47 am to drizztiger
quote:
"And the early returns from Polk? They rank him as the league’s worst wide receiver. Among 128 wide receivers with at least 10 targets, Polk is 128th in Pro Football Focus’ rankings, 128th in yards after the catch per reception, 127th in yards per route run and 126th (out of 126 receivers) at separation when targeted, per Next Gen Stats."
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:51 am to 1ranter1
Ouch that’s fricking horrible information 
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:52 am to phutureisyic
It's not a big cost but he was probably going to get cut by the Pats in training camp next season.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:54 am to spaghettioeauxs
I don't know man, this is a dart throw. We get an injured, perhaps terrible, former 2nd rounder (37 OA) for a 6th and get a punt 7th also.
This is IMO a speculative trade. No harm, no foul.
This is IMO a speculative trade. No harm, no foul.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:55 am to drizztiger
37th overall pick in 2024
Nice deal
Nice deal
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:55 am to drizztiger
Posted on 9/13/25 at 11:58 am to drizztiger
If this dude has one season for us with 500 yds and 4 TDs, it's a win.
And I'm not sure we'll get that.
And I'm not sure we'll get that.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:33 pm to blackandgolddude
We won’t, my prediction is he doesn’t make the roster next year. That’s how bad this cat is.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:45 pm to drizztiger
Here's an article on the NY Times/The Athletic today about the trade:
ny times
quote:
The New England Patriots are trading wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk and a 2028 seventh-round draft pick to the New Orleans Saints for a 2027 sixth-round pick, league sources said Saturday.
Polk, a 2024 second-round pick, is out for the season due to shoulder surgery. The wide receiver also had shoulder surgery earlier in the offseason.
Polk struggled in his rookie year, finishing with 12 catches on 33 targets for 87 yards over 15 games. He was 37th in receiving yards by a rookie last season.
Polk now becomes the latest in a long line of wide receiver busts picked by the Patriots.
There was hope that the selection of Polk would go differently from other highly drafted receivers for the franchise since it was made by Eliot Wolf and not Bill Belichick. But Polk was a bust from the start.
He caught less than half of his targets as a rookie. His best game came in Week 4 last year when he notched three catches on seven targets for 30 yards.
In the bigger sense, the pick is emblematic of why the Patriots have one of the worst rosters in the NFL. They so badly need a receiver to help young quarterback Drake Maye, but top-notch wide receivers generally don’t hit free agency, and they’re tough to trade for. That makes it so important to draft and develop the position.
And that’s where the Patriots have failed. The Pats drafted Tyquan Thornton in the second round in 2022 and cut him before his third season was complete. They picked N’Keal Harry in the first round in 2019, only for him to last just three seasons and notch only 57 catches in 33 games. Now they’ve jettisoned Polk after it appeared that he might not make the team out of training camp, even before the shoulder injury landed him on injured reserve.
The Patriots hope they’re turning around their trend at receiver after picking Kyle Williams in the third round this April. But one week into the season, he’s buried on the depth chart and currently their No. 5 receiver.
This trade also punctuates just what a disaster the team’s 2024 draft was. Outside of Drake Maye, only one other player from that class remains on the team, and that’s offensive lineman Caedan Wallace, who is so buried on the depth chart that he was inactive for the team’s season opener. —
ny times
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:47 pm to spaghettioeauxs
guys its a 6th and 7th round swap, we are talking about literally giving up nothing
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:48 pm to Rand AlThor
The compensation isn’t the problem, the problem is acquiring a terrible player that has no chance to help this team. You don’t give up assets for bums.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:51 pm to spaghettioeauxs
quote:You're right.
The compensation isn’t the problem, the problem is acquiring a terrible player that has no chance to help this team. You don’t give up assets for bums.
The complaining is the problem. This is a "whatever" type trade. It's hoping for the best on both sides, y'all need some help.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:53 pm to spaghettioeauxs
quote:
The compensation isn’t the problem, the problem is acquiring a terrible player that has no chance to help this team. You don’t give up assets for bums.
More than likely the 6th rd pick will be a bum so you're just taking a different flier.
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:53 pm to spaghettioeauxs
quote:
You don’t give up assets for bums.
Dude, you have no idea what you're talking about
6th/7th round picks are barely assets. They almost never even make teams. They traded the equivalent of a bag of chips for a guy who was a 2nd round pick a year ago lmao. Even if he's trash they basically lost nothing
Y'all losers will melt about anything I swear
This post was edited on 9/13/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 9/13/25 at 12:59 pm to CubanSaint
quote:well he should fit right in
Multiple statistical measurements and football analysts rated Polk as one of the worst wide receivers in the NFL”
Posted on 9/13/25 at 1:02 pm to Rand AlThor
Make an argument for Polk beyond blind optimism that he was a 2nd round pick. Just immediately resort to calling someone who disagrees a loser? Lol you must be very bright and distinguished. Sad someone like you doesn’t share my opinion!
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