Former Washington Huskies wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk inked his rookie contract with the New England Patriots on Thursday afternoon, becoming the final member of the team’s eight-man draft class to do so.
Executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and head coach Jerod Mayo selected Polk in the second round, with the No. 37 overall pick in April’s NFL draft, and have high hopes for him after he pulled in 69 catches for 1,159 yards and 9 touchdowns with the Huskies in 2023.
“He’s one of those guys that isn’t afraid to do the dirty work. Sometimes you need those receivers to come in there and kind of dig out support, and he does that at a very high level,” Mayo said after the draft. “He’s one of those guys, smooth route-runner, has good hands, can do a lot of different things, and he’s smart. And that’s one thing that we covet around here.”
The terms of Polk’s contract weren’t released by the team, but according to Patriots salary cap expert Miguel Benzan, it’s worth up to $9.69 million over four years, with $3.87 million guaranteed.
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30.07% of Ja'Lynn Polk's fourth-year salary is fully guaranteed. His 2023 counterpart had 10% of his fourth-year salary fully guaranteed.
Ja'Lynn Polk's deal looks like: pic.twitter.com/7BhZno0hEF
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