Nelson Agholor was a free agent splurge for the typically frugal New England Patriots. He hit the 2021 marketplace following a career year in his lone season as a Las Vegas Raider — 48 catches, 896 yards and a ridiculously potent 18.7 yards per catch. That made him a piece of Bill Belichick’s 2021 spending spree, where he signed a two-year, $22 million deal to part of the team’s overhauled, post-Tom Brady offense.
The move didn’t pay off last year. He looked like the same high-potential, low-production wideout who’d flummoxed the Philadelphia Eagles for five years after being a first round selection in 2015. But on Sunday, he looked worth every bit of that $11 million salary. Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it came at cornerback Akhello Witherspoon’s expense.
