Galloway Joins Belichick’s Crew

New England seems to be a place where all the NFL’s oldest players come to revive their fading careers, and the newest vet to climb onboard the Bill Belichick Express is Joey Galloway, the 37-year-old wide receiver coming straight to Foxborough out of Tampa Bay. Galloway was released by the Bucs on Feb. 25 and spent the following weeks making visits to New England, Pittsburgh and Buffalo, ultimately opting for Patriots attire for next season. According to Galloway’s agent, the wide receiver’s decision to join the Patriots was a “simple” one because it was a “compelling opportunity to play for a premier owner, organization, team and coach.”

Galloway’s one-year deal with New England comes after he spent an aggravating part of last season sidelined with an ankle injury, and he finished the season with 13 catches for 138 yards and no touchdowns. Though last year was a deal-breaker for Galloway and the Bucs, the speedy wide receiver has a stellar record to back him up, becoming the second player in NFL history to post three 1,000-yard receiving seasons with two different teams. Galloway joined the league in 1995 when he was pulled by the Seattle Seahawks as the eighth overall pick in the NFL Draft. He then played for Dallas from 2000-2003 and joined the Bucs in 2004.

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