Watch rookie wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk come down with the sick TD catch off the great throw from Drake Maye during the Patriots’ joint practice with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday.
New England Patriots fans are hoping the Drake Maye to Ja'Lynn Polk connection will be a productive one over the next five to seven years (at least).
And they got a small preview of what might be possible during Tuesday's joint practice between the Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles at Gillette Stadium.
One of the early drills featured 1-on-1 work between wide receivers and cornerbacks.
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Polk was matched up against Eagles cornerback Shon Stephens, and not only did the Patriots rookie wideout gain a step on his defender, he made a tremendous catch on a pretty good deep ball by Maye.
Check out the play in the video below:
Here's another angle of the play:
The Patriots drafted Maye with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. They selected Polk 34 picks later in the second round. It's been a while since the Patriots had a strong QB-WR tandem. You have to go back to Tom Brady and Julian Edelman's final season together in 2019.
Maye and Polk have a long way to go before they get into the top half of the league's QB-WR duos. But for the first time in several years, there are reasons for Patriots fans to be excited about the future at both of those important positions.
