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Report: Patriots to sign former Bengals, XFL linebacker Carson Wells

A June visitor to Gillette Stadium has returned in August.

The New England Patriots plan to sign linebacker Carson Wells, who previously worked out for the organization, as the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed reported on Monday.

Wells, 24, had entered the league with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2022. The Colorado product was waived leading up to the NFL’s 85-man roster deadline last summer after making his preseason debut.

Later selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks at pick No. 62 overall in January’s XFL supplemental draft, Wells appeared in 10 games during the spring season.