Reggie Wayne and the New England Patriotshave reached agreement on a one-year deal, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Wayne had 64 receptions for 779 yards and two touchdowns last season for the Indianapolis Colts, but the team announced in March it would not be re-signing the 14-year veteran whom they selected in the first round of the 2001 draft.
Coincidentally, Wayne’s final game as a member of the Colts happened to be against the Patriots, when he was not targeted once in the AFC Championship Game in January, a game perhaps now more remembered as being the start of Deflategate.
Wayne fits a need on the Patriots as the team has several question marks among its receiving corps due to injuries.
Julian Edelman has been out since Aug. 2 with a lower leg injury, though he is still expected to be ready for Week 1. Brandon LaFell remains on the physically unable to perform list and Aaron Dobson has been sidelined by a reported hamstring injury the last two weeks.