The Patriots launched huge receiver Jalen Reagor from the follow squad on Tuesday, hours after Reagor printed a cryptic social media submit suggesting that he won’t have been pleased along with his position in New England.
A former first-round decide of the Philadelphia Eagles, Reagor signed a one-year, $1.3 million extension with the Patriots in March after spending the 2023 season with New England as a backup WR and kick returner. He acquired $442,500 in assured cash.
Reagor didn’t make the 53-man roster following the preseason and re-signed with New England’s follow squad in August. He wasn’t lively for the primary two video games of New England’s season.
On Tuesday, Reagor posted a meme on Instagram of a Bugatti parked in a driveway of a trailer park.
#Patriots WR Jalen Reagor with an fascinating submit on Instagram 🤔
It’s a must to surprise if the veteran huge receiver is sad being on New England’s follow squad.
(by way of jalenreagor IG) pic.twitter.com/Oup43SKaYw
— Carlos Talks Pats (@LosTalksPats) September 17, 2024
The submit did not embrace commentary, however one might fairly conclude on this situation that Reagor believes himself to be the parked Bugatti and the Patriots the adjoining trailer. And there is a cheap likelihood that that is precisely how the Patriots interpreted his message.
Hours later, the Patriots launched Reagor. They introduced the transaction in a quick assertion with out remark from anybody on the staff.
Following his launch, Reagor eliminated the meme from his Instagram account. Actually, he eliminated every thing. As of Tuesday afternoon, Reagor’s Instagram account with greater than 100,000 followers featured zero posts and nothing in his Instagram story window. His profile merely learn “athlete.”
The chapter is the most recent in a disappointing profession because the Eagles chosen Reagor with the twenty first decide within the 2020 Draft — one decide forward of Minnesota Vikings All-Professional Justin Jefferson. Reagor tallied 31 catches for 396 yards and one landing as a rookie and 57 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns in his second season.
The Eagles lower their losses within the 2022 offseason and traded Reagor to the Vikings for a a seventh-round draft decide and a conditional fourth-round decide that transformed to a fifth-rounder when Reagor’s efficiency situations weren’t met. Reagor caught eight passes for 107 yards in 17 video games in Minnesota.
The Vikings launched Reagor after coaching camp in 2023, and the Patriots signed him to their follow squad. New England activated him for 11 video games final season, and he tallied seven catches for 138 yards.
He made maybe his greatest contributions on particular groups, the place he showcased the top-end velocity and athleticism that made him a first-round decide to start with as a kick returner. Reagor returned seven kicks for a median of 31.6 yards per return, together with a 98-yard landing on the opening kickoff in opposition to the Buffalo Payments in Week 17.
In the end, Reagor’s abilities weren’t sufficient to earn him a full-time roster spot in New England. Now he is searching for a brand new job.
