The New England Patriots give former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Nelson Agholor a two-year, $ 26 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
He became the Patriots’ second major offensive raise Monday. Jonnu Smith agreed to a $ 4 million contract with $ 50 million, including $ 31.25 million guaranteed, Agent Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter.
The Patriots also spent a lot on the defensive side, adding passenger Matthew Judon on a four-year deal with $ 56 million, including $ 32 million guaranteed, sources told Schefter.
Agholor, signed by the Raiders for a one-year deal worth $ 1,047,500 million last March after being essentially without Philadelphia because of the former first-round pick drop, was reinvented last season the Las Vegas.
He was the most effective wideout on the Raiders roster, scoring a touchdown in eight of the Raiders’ 16 games. The eight touchdown catches tied his big career and included six of at least 20 meters – which ranked second in the league.
Agholor, the 20th overall pick of the 2015 draft, finished last season with 896 meters in his 48-catch career for an average of 18.7 meters-per-catch, ranking second in NFL players with at least 25 receptions.
Raiders defender Derek Carr had a rating of 100.5 passers when he targeted Agholor, who also had 15 catches of at least 20 yards, ranking 19th in the NFL.
Agholor, who turns 28 on May 24, was signed more for depth, but came to fill a need in this position when Tyrell Williams’ deep threat was lost for the season in the camp with a shoulder injury. and rapids Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards hit the rookie wall. His biggest game came in a losing effort to the Miami Dolphins in Week 16, when he received a 155-yard career, including an 85-yard TD. Zebra Technologies Next Gen Stats had Agholor run a total distance of 117.8 meters on that score, most meters traveled in an offensive scoring game at that time of the season.
In six seasons, he has 272 catches for 3,411 meters and 26 touchdowns.
ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez contributed to this report.