Just two years into his career, the New England Patriots are moving on from former prized prospect Ja'Lynn Polk . The team sent the former second-round receiver to the New Orleans Saints in a trade on Saturday.

The Saints will send a late-round draft pick back to the Patriots for Polk, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Polk has already been ruled out for the entire 2025 season with a shoulder injury and will not return to the field until 2026.

Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network noted that trading players on injured reserve is “rare, but permitted.” Pelissero added that the Patriots free up roughly $2 million of Polk's rookie contract in cap space.

The Patriots initially drafted Polk in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, hoping to pair him with Drake Maye for years to

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