Patriots sign $ 26 million contract to wide receiver Nelson Agholor

The New England Patriots are not yet done taking steps to improve their roster as the 2021 season approaches. Having already tapped into the free agent market to fill three positions of need – tight side ( Jonnu Smith), linebacker (Matt Judon), defensive tackle (Davon Godchaux) – they came back to strengthen a fourth as well: as first reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, New England will sign wide receiver Nelson Agholor.

The Agholor agreement, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, will be a two-year pact worth a total of $ 26 million. While the final structure of the deal will provide additional context, New England have invested considerable resources in a player who is arguably coming off the best season of his career: the 6-foot-0, 200-pound wide grabbed 48 passes for 896 yards and eight. touchdowns for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020.

Agholor, 27, joined the Raiders last offseason after five years with the Philadelphia Eagles. A viable deep threat capable of lining up both in the slot machine and away – possibly filling the role of Z receiver in New England – the former first-round draft pick will add a great deal of ability to play. essential game for a large Patriots reception hall. this was only missing in the last two years.