Patriots Add $400K Bonus for Hollins Despite Missed Incentive

The New England Patriots have honored a performance incentive for wide receiver Mack Hollins by adding a $400,000 signing bonus to his contract, despite his falling short of the required benchmark due to injury during the 2025 regular season.

Hollins, who signed a two-year, $8.4 million deal with the team in March 2025, needed 50 receptions to unlock the bonus. He recorded 46 catches for 550 yards and two touchdowns over 15 games, but a lacerated spleen suffered on December 21 against the Baltimore Ravens sidelined him for the final two regular-season contests. The injury also kept him out of the Divisional Round playoff game, though he returned for the AFC Championship victory over Denver and the Super Bowl loss to Seattle.

In those postseason appearances, Hollins contributed six receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown, including one of the Patriots' two scores in the 29-13 defeat to the Seahawks. His efforts helped propel New England to Super Bowl LX, marking a successful first year for the 32-year-old veteran under coach Mike Vrabel. Hollins, standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 221 pounds, also proved valuable as a blocker and leader in the offense coordinated by Josh McDaniels.