The Falcons waived Polk on Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Polk has been bouncing around the league since going undrafted out of Mississippi State in 2022 and put together a 1,000-yard season with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts in 2024, but the 23-year-old has yet to appear in a regular-season game in the NFL.
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Falcons' Makai Polk: Catches on with Atlanta
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The Falcons signed Polk to a reserve/future contract Tuesday, Terrin Waack of the team's official site reports.
Polk signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in May of 2022. He never saw NFL regular-season action but did spend stints on the practice squad with the Ravens and Giants in 2022 and 2023. Polk played for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL during the 2024 season, finishing with 61 catches (on 86 targets) for 1,024 yards and five touchdowns across 17 regular-season games.
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Makai Polk: Tries out with Cardinals
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Polk (undisclosed) had a tryout with the Cardinals on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Polk reached an injury settlement with the Ravens early in training camp. His workout in Arizona indicates he has recovered from the undisclosed injury he was dealing with. The pass catcher is now looking for a new landing spot.
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Ravens' Makai Polk: Returning to Baltimore
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Polk was claimed off waivers by the Ravens on Tuesday, Ryan Mink of the team's official site reports.
Polk was waived by the Giants after spending last season on their practice squad, and he will now return to Baltimore where he signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022. The 21-year-old will look to compete for a depth spot heading into the upcoming campaign.
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Giants' Makai Polk: Staying with Big Blue
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Polk signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on Monday.
Polk signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in May, though he didn't survive the team's final roster cuts and was eventually cut from the team's practice squad Sept. 27. The 21-year-old then immediately signed with the Giants' practice squad, and he received his first elevation ahead of Saturday's divisional-round loss to the Eagles. While he did not see any action during this contest, Polk now will have a chance to carve out a more significant role ahead of the 2023 season.
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Giants' Makai Polk: Earns first career elevation
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The Giants elevated Polk from the practice squad Friday to the active roster for Saturday's divisional-round matchup against Philadelphia, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Polk, an undrafted rookie out of Mississippi State, spent the majority of the 2022 campaign on the Giants' practice squad but was never elevated to the active roster. Per Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site, Polk's elevation is likely a reward for his time and work on the practice squad, which suggests the wideout isn't expected to see many snaps during the playoff matchup.
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Makai Polk: Let go Tuesday
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Polk was cut from the Ravens' practice squad Tuesday.
Polk joined the team in the spring as an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State. After failing to make the 53-man roster, he was signed to the practice squad. He'll now work to earn another opportunity in the NFL.
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Makai Polk: Added to Ravens' practice squad
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Polk joined Baltimore's practice squad Wednesday, Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site reports.
Polk went unclaimed on waivers after being waived Tuesday, so the Ravens added him to the practice squad. He'll be in contention to join the 53-man roster should injuries strike at wide receiver.
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Makai Polk: Does not make cut
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Polk has been waived by the Ravens, Ryan Mink of the team's official website reports.
Polk was considered a fringe candidate to make the Ravens' final roster but was ultimately unable to make enough of an impression at camp. Assuming he clears waivers, he will have a chance to revert to Baltimore's practice squad.
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Ravens' Makai Polk: Sees targets decrease Sunday
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Polk caught his lone target for a 19-yard gain in Sunday's preseason game against the Cardinals.
Polk saw a whopping eight targets in the preseason opener but was significantly less involved Sunday despite playing 44 percent of the offensive snaps. He caught his lone target, but even that rang hollow as Jeff Zrebiec of the Athletic notes Polk could have turned his reception into a big gain or even a touchdown with better awareness. The Mississippi State product gets one more chance to impress in the preseason with the finale coming Saturday against the Commanders.
