FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Reggie Wayne said he was talking to several NFL teams before deciding to sign a one-year contract with the New England Patriots.

“There were a lot of serious calls, from some good teams, but I felt like this was the best place,” Wayne said Tuesday before joining his new team for his first practice.

For Wayne, who has played all 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and will be 37 in November, this is a fresh start and there’s a lot of work to be done after signing at this point in the preseason.