Mike Vrabel Provides Injury Update on Patriots' Second-Year Wideout

When wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk trotted onto the practice field at the New England Patriots' mandatory minicamp earlier this week, there was something different about his appearance. This physical difference did not have anything to do with his person, though; rather, it was the fact that he donned a yellow jersey.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that yellow jerseys belong to players who are recovering from injuries but are still physically able to practice, with the eye-popping color serving as a visual reminder to teammates of this fact.

On Tuesday, Vrabel told reporters why Polk specifically has been wearing a yellow jersey in practice.

"[We're] just trying to be careful and not have any issues. He had a shoulder procedure in the offseason. At this point in time, I really would just like to get to training camp. I think we’ve figured out how to practice early on. You can clearly see that there’s different speeds in how we practice," Vrabel said. "I just wanted to be careful that they can let him get his looks and operate and function, but just be mindful that this player’s working with something. That’ll be the case throughout the season.”