Patriots wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk struggled badly last season and has been injured in camp. But he made an eye-opening return.

New England Patriots wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk made his long-awaited return on the practice field and scored a touchdown on Monday.

FOXBOROUGH - Ja’Lynn Polk was not present for the team’s “walkthrough” practice Friday. The wide receiver hasn’t been a participant in any of the training camp workouts this week due to suffering what’s been reported as a soft tissue injury.

Rookie receiver Ja’Lynn Polk leaped and nabbed the ball while contorting his body to get both feet down inbounds. After some discussion, the referee threw both arms into the air. Touchdown.

Ja'Lynn Polk has been absent from Patriots training camp, but head coach Mike Vrabel still expects him to keep pace with the team.

Patriots 2024 second-round pick Ja'Lynn Polk was not impressive as a rookie and is not healthy to start training camp.

The New England Patriots' wide receiver room has experienced a massive overhaul this past offseason. While some contributors like Kendrick Bourne, DeMario Douglas, and Ja'Lynn Polk remain, the Patriots have acquired four new wideouts who could find themselves on the 53-man roster by the end of