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s the 2022 regular season inches closer, the New England Patriots could still make a major move. Nelson Agholor is entering his second season in New England and could find himself on the trade block.
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2021 was a disappointing year for the wide receiver. After recording 48 catches for 896 yards and eight touchdowns in 2020, Agholor only tallied 37 receptions for 473 yards and three touchdowns.
With Agholor’s contract expiring at the end of the season and the wide receiver having a cap hit north of $14 million, the Patriots would be smart to move on from the veteran.
Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay detailed why New England should move on from Agholor.
“With second-round pick Tyquan Thornton and DeVante Parker recently joining a unit that already had Kendrick Bourne, Jakobi Meyers and Nelson Agholor, it would make sense for New England to deal at least one of these veteran talents away before the season begins,” Kay stated. “Agholor could be the odd man out after he failed to impress in his first season with the Patriots. He signed a two-year, $22 million deal with the club in wake of a 48-catch, 896-yard, eight-touchdown campaign with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020.
“The 29-year-old failed to replicate that performance in New England, catching just 37 passes for 473 yards and three scores last season.”
Is There a Market for Agholor?
According to Kay, teams should be interested in acquiring a receiver such as Agholor.
“There should still be a market for Agholor despite the regression,” Kay stated. “He’s a quality deep threat with good athleticism and decent size at 6’0″, 198 pounds. Moving him for some draft capital or a player who can bolster an area of greater need would be a wise choice for the Patriots.”
The Patriots recently made a deal with the Chicago Bears that sent N’Keal Harry to the NFC. Even after the move, the Bears could still use another wide receiver. Could New England strike another deal with Chicago?
Patriots Training Camp Updates: Who Is Calling Plays?
Play-calling responsibilities for New England’s offense seem to change by the day. While it was reported that Matt Patricia would be the play caller, in the preseason game between the New York Giants last week, Joe Judge and Patricia split the duties.
Patricia described the approach as collaborative.
“We follow Coach Belichick’s lead,” Patricia said. “We’re 100% just trying to make sure that we do everything possible as coaches to allow our players to go do everything they can on the field. That’s what’s important, not the rest of it.”
Judge also doesn’t seem to be too worried about possible uncertainty regarding his role.
“The assistant coach’s job is to make the head coach happy,” Judge stated. “He has a vision for his team. It’s our job to listen and to go out and execute the way he sees it. As far as defined roles, or whatever it may be, I come to work with one simple policy — whatever he says, goes. My job is to do whatever he says to the best of my ability to get the players playing better.”
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