Patriots commerce injured WR Jay’Lynn Polk to Saints

The New Orleans Saints traded for New England Patriots extensive receiver Ja’Lynn Polk on Saturday.

Polk, a 2024 second-round choose, is on injured reserve with a shoulder harm.

The Saints will obtain Polk and a 2028 seventh-round choose, whereas the Patriots will obtain a 2027 sixth-round choose, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Polk was chosen thirty seventh total after the Patriots had traded down three spots, giving up the No. 34 choose to the Los Angeles Chargers, who chosen receiver Ladd McConkey.

The deal got here again to hang-out New England as McConkey went on to have a stellar rookie season and Polk struggled to emerge, notably after a Week 5 dwelling loss to the Dolphins when what was initially dominated a landing to Polk late within the fourth quarter was as a substitute overturned on replay to an incompletion when Polk did not get his proper heel down. The Patriots misplaced the sport 15-10.

With a brand new teaching employees beneath Mike Vrabel taking up in 2025, Polk was in jeopardy of not making the preliminary 53-man roster earlier than sustaining a shoulder harm that landed him on injured reserve.

“We want him the perfect,” Vrabel stated in a pregame interview on 98.5 The Sports activities Hub on Sunday, noting that Polk labored onerous in his rehabilitation. “We have been going to be with out Ja’Lynn this yr anyway, and we felt like what was greatest was to present him a recent begin.”

That is the second extensive receiver commerce the Saints have made previously month. They acquired Denver Broncos wideout Devaughn Vele in August. In return, Denver obtained a 2026 fourth-round choose and a 2027 seventh-round choose.

The Patriots additionally introduced that defensive again Kobee Minor and linebacker Mark Robinson have been elevated from the follow squad.

ESPN’s Mike Reiss contributed to this report.