Morning Sports Update "We'll figure that out." Mike Vrabel is not a fan of media leaks: Following his team's final preseason game (a loss to the Giants), Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was in a somewhat feisty mood. Having already sparred with Patriots announcer Scott Zolak prior to the game about a Thursday report that wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk would have season-ending surgery on his shoulder, Vrabel was asked about it again following the 42-10 defeat in New York.
New England Patriots wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk, the 2024 second-round pick who is hoping to rebound from a challenging rookie season in which he was limited to 12 receptions for 87 yards, will undergo shoulder surgery that could threaten his 2025 season, a source confirmed to ESPN. How long the injury ultimately sidelines Polk, and if he could potentially return at some point later in the season, will be contingent on what doctors find in surgery, a source said.