Reggie Wayne chose Colts return over signing with Patriots

Wide receiver Reggie Wayne, in an entry on his website after re-signing with the Colts for a three-year, $17.5 million deal, offered a suggestion on his website that he considered crossing enemy lines to sign with the Patriots:

"It came down to [three] teams actually. Well..... kinda four teams at first. Then three and then two. And you Colts fans don't wanna know who other team was. I'll let you figure that one out. Ha!" Wayne wrote. "But like I said, I'm thrilled about my decision. [Now] I can continue and hopefully retire a Colt. I'm ready to start playing right now. The more I think about it, my decision to stay gets better as each hour goes by. GO COLTS!!!"

The Boston Globe subsequently confirmed via a league source that the Patriots were the runner-up in the Wayne derby, though the terms of New England's offer to Wayne were not available.

Wayne, in a 2011 season spent without Peyton Manning under center, caught 75 passes for 960 yards and four touchdowns, his lowest totals in each of those categories since 2003. In his career, the 33-year-old has hauled in 862 passes for 11,708 yards and 73 touchdowns, and he hasn't missed a game in the last 10 years.


(weei.com)