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Will Patriots re-sign Kendrick Bourne? Here’s latest update on free agent WR originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Kendrick Bourne is one of the most interesting free agents on the New England Patriots roster.
He tore his ACL in Week 8 of the 2023 season, but before that he was the team’s most productive wide receiver. In fact, Bourne has been the Patriots’ top wideout since he signed with the team as a free agent in March of 2021, even though he wasn’t used enough in the offense during the 2022 campaign.
The Patriots should strongly consider re-signing Bourne. They need to do more to upgrade their talent level and depth at wide receiver than bringing back Bourne, but doing that would be a good start.
Bourne’s agent, Henry Organ, shared a post to his Instagram story Thursday showing he was at Gillette Stadium. Bourne was tagged in the post, and the song ‘New Money” by Migos accompanied the post.
However, veteran NFL reporter Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 in Houston reported Friday afternoon that Bourne is expected to test the free agent market. Testing the market doesn’t mean Bourne won’t be back in New England, but it would give him an opportunity to gauge the interest of other teams.
Don’t expect a new deal at this time for #Patriots and pending free agent wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, per league sources, as he is currently expected to test the market where strong interest is expected. Full recovery expected from knee injury for first game of season with…
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) February 23, 2024
Bourne has expressed on the record a few times over the last few months, including to NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran at Radio Row before Super Bowl LVIII, his desire to return to the Patriots.
“I felt like we were in a rebuild. That’s personally how I felt, it was a rebuild the three years I was there,” Bourne told Curran on the Patriots Talk Podcast. “I loved being part of that and setting the foundation, and I think it’s going to take off pretty soon. So, I…
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Publish date : 2024-02-23 21:04:11
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