Jalen Reagor Building Roster Run On New England Patriots’ Scout Team
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Against the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots wide receiver Jalen Reagor served as a standard … [+] elevation from the practice squad for the third and final time. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The final spot on the New England Patriots’ initial practice squad went to a wide receiver who had never been on one before. Jalen Reagor officially signed as the calendar turned to September after being waived by the Minnesota Vikings at the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline. The No. 21 overall pick in the 2020 draft has remained there since then. But recent momentum points toward that changing for an organization that stands at 2-5. “Jalen’s come in, been a really good scout-team player for us,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said during his Wednesday press conference. “We’ve played against a lot of top receivers, and he’s gotten a lot of a good opportunities with some of the routes that those guys run to kind of be featured a little bit on some of the scout-team plays. He’s earned some playing time, which has come from his practice time, practice performance. “He’s picking up the offense, and we’ll see how it goes. He’s got good talent, good guy to work with, glad we have him.” Reagor, 24, served as a standard elevation but did not play in Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins. He has since served as a standard elevation in both Week 6 and Week 7, seeing his workload climb from 14 offensive snaps against the Las Vegas Raiders to 25 offensive snaps against the Buffalo Bills. Over Tyquan Thornton, the former TCU standout got the call as the fourth wide receiver last Sunday behind starters Kendrick Bourne, DeVante Parker and rookie Demario Douglas. In the 29-25 AFC East…
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