The New England Patriots are giving former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Nelson Agholor a two-year deal worth $ 26 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
He became the Patriots’ second major offensive addition on Monday. Tight end Jonnu Smith agreed to a $ 50 million four-year deal, including $ 31.25 million guaranteed, agent Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter.
The patriots have also spent a lot on the defensive side, adding pass-rusher Matthew Judon to a four-year $ 56 million deal, including $ 32 million guaranteed, sources told Schefter.
Agholor, signed by the Raiders for a one-year, $ 1,047,500-million ” proof-it deal last March, after essentially getting out of Philadelphia due to the former first round’s propensity for drops, reinvented himself last season in Las Vegas.
He was the most efficient wide-out on the Raiders ‘roster, scoring a touchdown in eight of the Raiders’ 16 games. The eight touchdown catches tied his career high, and they included six of at least 20 yards – which ranked second in the league.
Agholor, the 20th overall pick of the 2015 draft, finished last season with a career-high 896 yards on 48 catches for a career-best 18.7 yards-per-catch average, which was second among the NFL. players with at least 25 receptions.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had a 100.5 passer rating when he targeted Agholor, who also had 15 catches from at least 20 yards, finishing 19th in the NFL.
Agholor, who turns 28 on May 24, gained more depth, but eventually filled a need for the position when the impending Tyrell Williams was lost in training camp this season with a shoulder injury, hitting speed demons Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards. the rookie wall. His biggest game came on a losing effort by the Miami Dolphins in Week 16, when he received a career-high 155 yards, including a career-long 85-yard TD. Zebra Technologies Next Gen Stats had Agholor cover 117.8 yards of total distance on that score, the most yards covered in an offensive scoring game up to that point of the season.
In six seasons, he has made 272 catches for 3,411 yards and 26 touchdowns.
ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez contributed to this report.