Perhaps one of the least shocking moments of the Patriots' 2025 offseason was the decision from the Mike Vrabel regime to trade last year's second-round draft pick, Ja'Lynn Polk, to the Saints last week for a 2027 sixth-round pick. Despite the receiver landing on season-ending injured reserve this summer, New Orleans believed they could be the team to turn his career around next year.
That didn't appear to be the case for the Patriots, which seemed apparent even during his rookie season in 2024. There was a lot of hype around the former UW star, only for all of what was deemed his strengths to be the complete opposite in the NFL.