{"id":5068,"date":"2024-12-01T14:47:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5068"},"modified":"2024-12-01T14:47:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:47:28","slug":"breaking-patriots-make-late-season-change-for-struggling-rookie-wideout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5068","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Patriots Make Late-Season Change For Struggling Rookie Wideout"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1972410\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/JaLynn-Polk.jpg\" alt=\"New England Patriots Archives - NESN.com\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots are hoping Ja\u2019Lynn Polk can end his rookie season strong under the tutelage of a veteran receiver.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a tough campaign for Polk, who was surrounded by high expectations when New England selected him 37th overall this past spring. Those projections haven\u2019t been met, as Polk only caught 12 passes for 87 yards with a pair of touchdowns through his first 11 games.<\/p>\n<p>But Drake Maye and company haven\u2019t lost faith in the 22-year-old, and they continue looking for ways to galvanize him. The most recent tactic was a locker change which put Polk right next to eighth-year pro Kendrick Bourne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like Jacoby (Brissett) being next to Drake, the vet and the rookie, and it\u2019s kind of the same thing here,\u201d Bourne told reporters, per ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss. \u201cTo be close to him, I\u2019m going to keep encouraging him, speaking gems to him, speaking life into him. I don\u2019t know if they do it on purpose, but things happen like they\u2019re supposed to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sunday could present Polk with an opportunity for a breakout performance, as the visiting Colts rank in the bottom six of the NFL in passing yards allowed per game. 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