The Patriots’ preseason quite felt like a wide receiver getting blindsided across the middle. The 10-42 beatdown at the hands of the Giants wasn’t just a loss. It felt like a gut punch for coach Mike Vrabel , who stood on the sideline watching his first preseason in Foxborough wrap up in disaster. Cuts are around the corner, rosters need trimming, and now the Patriots find themselves heading into the season with more questions than answers.

But the scoreboard wasn’t the only thing leaking. Just after the Giants sent New England packing, NFL insider Jordan Schultz dropped the bombshell: Ja’Lynn Polk , the second-year wideout the team hoped would be a breakout weapon, is headed for shoulder surgery—maybe for the whole season. For Vrabel, a coach who preaches trust like it’s oxyg

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