The New England Patriots are giving former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Nelson Agholor a $ 26 million two-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
He became the second major offensive addition by the Patriots on Monday. The strict end Jonnu Smith has agreed to a $ 50 million contract for four years, including a $ 31.25 million guarantee, agent Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter.
The Patriots also spent a lot on the defensive side, adding passer Matthew Judon on a $ 56 million deal for four years, including $ 32 million guaranteed, sources told Schefter.
Agholor, who was signed by the Raiders to a one-year $ 1,047,500 million voucher deal last March after being wiped out of Philadelphia due to the prospective first round’s preference for declines, rediscovered himself in Las Vegas last season.
He was the most effective coach in the Raiders series and scored in eight of the Raiders’ 16 games. The eight catches tied his career high, and it included six from at least 20 yards – which was 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 best 18.7 yards-per-catch career, finishing second among NFL teams players with at least 25 receptions.
Raek quarterback Derek Carr had a 100.5 passer rating when he was targeting Agholor, who also had 15 catches from at least 20 yards, which was 19th in the NFL.
Agholor, who turns 28 on May 24, was more drawn to depth, but eventually filled a need for the post when Tyrell Williams lost the threat for the season in training camp with a shoulder injury and speed Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards struck. the newcomer wall. His biggest game was a loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 16, when he received a career-high 155 yards, including a career-long TD of 85 yards. Zebra Technologies’ next-generation stats let Agholor go 117.8 yards from the total distance on that score, most yards traveling at an offensive point clearance through that point of the season.
In six seasons, he has 272 catches for 3,411 yards and 26 touchdowns.
ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez contributed to this report.