When the Patriots selected Ja'Lynn Polk in the 2024 NFL Draft, the team had high hopes for the wide receiver. Ja'Lynn Polk retiresThe Saints placed Polk on the reserve/retired list on Sunday afternoon, signaling that the wide receiver has decided to walk away from the game. Polk was the 37th player taken in the draft and the 10th wide receiver, behind names like Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. 34 pick from the Patriots to take wide receiver Ladd McConkey. In September, New England cut ties with Polk by trading him to the Saints along with a pick swap.