A New England Patriots’ veteran wide receiver is reportedly generating interest on the trade market.
According to a report from Jordan Schultz of theScore, the Patriots are receiving calls on Nelson Agholor. The 29-year-old is in the final season of a two-year pact and is eligible for free agency this spring.
Agholor enjoyed a career year for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, posting 48 receptions for 896 yards and eight touchdowns. Agholor, who won a Super Bowl 52 championship ring with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017, joined the Patriots following his breakout season.
But Agholor has struggled to find his game in the New England offense. Last season, he recorded 37 receptions for 473 yards and three touchdowns. In six game appearances this season, Agholor has just 14 receptions for 225 yards and one touchdown.
New England has gotten quality production out of Jakobi Meyers (26 catches for 355 yards and two touchdowns) and offseason trade acquisition DeVante Parker (15 catches for 321 yards and one touchdown).
As such, Agholor is definitely expendable. Keep in mind that Bill Belichick often prefers to get something in return for a pending free agent as opposed to losing them for nothing (see Jamie Collins in 2016 and Jimmy Garoppolo in 2017).
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The Patriots are coming off a stunning 33-14 home blowout loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. The loss dropped New England to 3-4 on the season, and it snapped their mini two-game winning streak.
New England will try to get back on track when they visit the AFC East rival and surprising 5-2 New York Jets this Sunday. This game could absolutely determine if the Patriots are buyers or sellers at the Nov. 1 deadline, so there’s a lot at stake for Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium.
For all we know, Sunday will mark Agholor’s final game in a Patriots uniform. We’ll just have to see how it all plays out.
