After spending 14 years in a Indianapolis Colts uniform, future Hall Of Famer Reggie Wayne has inked a one year contract with the New England Patriots. The news came as little surprise considering that it was revealed that Wayne had visited the Patriots facilities this morning (August 24), for a physical. Wayne became a free agent during the offseason when his contract expired with the Colts.
Though he has put up some gaudy statistics throughout his career playing alongside Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison in Indy, his numbers have waned in recent years, mostly due to frequent injuries. Ironically enough, the writing was on the wall for his departure after this past seasons AFC Championship game which paired the Colts against the eventual Super Bowl Champion Patriots. Wayne played the entire game without a single targeted throw in his direction.
The 36-year old veteran will be full of work as the Patriots receiving corp is currently reeling with injuries to Julian Edelman, Brandon Lafell and Aaron Dobson. With Tom Brady’s current legal dispute with the NFL still lingering, only time will tell if Wayne’s addition to New England will be impactful this season.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick
He’s certainly had a great career and has done a lot of things for the Colt organization, primarily playing on the left but then in more recent years being moved around to playing on the right and also in some slot situations,” Belichick said Monday on WEEI. “I think he has a lot of versatility and obviously he has a lot of experience, so we’ll just have to see how it goes.
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