Entering his eighth season in the league, veteran defensive end Adrian Clayborn may finally play in a division other than the NFC South.
ESPN's Josina Anderson reported Thursday that Clayborn is on his way to Massachusetts to meet with the New England Patriots.
The 2011 first-round pick spent the first four years of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before spending the past three years with the Atlanta Falcons.
The 29-year-old is coming off a career year highlighted by a game for the ages. In Week 10 against the Dallas Cowboys, Clayborn recorded a franchise-record six sacks along with a pair of forced fumbles.