Wideout Marqise Lee didn’t have to wait too long to get another job in NFL after being released by Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this week. ESPN reports that Lee joined New England Patriots, inking a one-year deal on Thursday.
Lee was limited to just one start last year, battling with injuries. He finished 2019 with three catches for 18 yards.
Pats hope that Lee can bounce back from a couple of injury-plagued years and live up to the potential that made Jags spend a second-round pick on him in 2014. Lee will battle for the backup wide receiver spot on the team with another new signing Damiere Byrd and second-year players Jakobi Meyers and Gunner Olszewski. New England’s starters will be determined between last year’s first-round pick N’Keal Harry and veterans Julian Edelman and Mohamed Sanu.
Marqise Lee supposed to be Jacksonville’s long term solution on the WR position, with the team signing him to a four-year, $38 million contract extension in 2018 after several productive seasons. However, Lee didn’t get to justify the money invested in him as he suffered a severe injury in the preseason and spent the entire year on the sidelines. He attempted a comeback last season but didn’t make enough progress to keep his job with the Jaguars.
Lee has 174 career receptions for 2,184 yards and eight touchdowns.
