According to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, the New England Patriots have invited free agent wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh in for a workout on Monday at the team facility in Foxboro.
Houshmandzadeh has played with current Patriots wide receivers Chad Ochocinco in Cincinnati and Deion Branch in Seattle. He has also played for the Baltimore Ravens.
A 4th round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2001 NFL Draft out of Oregon State, where he first teamed with Ochocinco has made on Pro Bowl, was a 2007 All-Pro and in that season tied Patriots WR Wes Welker for the most catches that season. In 10 NFL seasons Houshmandzadeh has 616 catches for 7091 yards and 43 TD’s.
Houshmandzadeh was seen as a complainer and having had a poor season was not re-signed by Baltimore after last season. He said recently, “If I go to the right team I’ll shock a lot of people.”
It remains to be seen if New England is the right team.
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Also on the Monday workout list are safeties Darren Sharper and Renaldo Hill.
Sharper, a 2nd round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 1997 out of William & Mary, is a 14-year NFL veteran having played 8 seasons in Green Bay, 4 with Minnesota and the last two in New Orleans. He has won a Super Bowl with New Orleans in 2009.
He is a 6 time All-Pro and a 5 time Pro Bowl selection as well as a member of the NFL’s 2000’s All-Decade team. He has 635 tackles, 7.5 sacks 63 INT’s 11 of which have been returned for TD’s in his career.
Hill, a 7th round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2001 out of Michigan State, is a 10-year NFL veteran having played for Arizona for 4 seasons, Oakland for 1 year, Miami for 3 seasons and the last two years he was with Denver.
He has 474 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 15 INT’s in his career. He is the younger brother of former NFL player Ray Hill who was a defensive back for the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. He earned a Super Bowl ring in 2001 even though he spent the entire season on the IR.
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