According to Mike Garafolo, the Patriots have declined WR Phillip Dorsett‘s fifth-year option for the 2019 season.
It’s worth mentioning that the fifth-year option is only guaranteed for injury and won’t prevent the two parties from working on a long-term extension in the next year or so.
Dorsett, 24, is a former first-round pick by the Colts in the 2015 NFL Draft. He is entering the final year of a four-year, $8.135 million rookie contract that included $6.591 million guaranteed and is set to earn a base salary of $1,094,373 in 2018.
The Patriots acquired him from the Colts during last year’s offseason in exchange for QB Jacoby Brissett.
In 2017, Dorsett appeared in 15 games for the Patriots and caught 12 passes for 194 yards receiving (16.2 YPC) and no touchdowns. Dorsett also rushed for seven yards on one carrie.
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