FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -Cornerback Leigh Bodden agreed to a one-year contract with the New England Patriots on Tuesday for the veteran’s minimum of $750,000.
Bodden told Sirius NFL Radio he settled for the one-year deal after seeking a long-term contract because he wanted to be a Patriot.
“I am just excited I finally got something done with them,” Bodden said. “We just got the one-year deal done and I am excited to go play with Bill (Belichick) and the Patriots and have a great year.
“The Patriots always are destined to make the playoffs and hopefully I can shoot for that, make the playoffs, play good in the playoffs and hit free agency again. I’d rather not, New England is a great team and I would rather re-sign with them, and hopefully we can come to terms during the season. If not, then after the season.”
Bodden was traded from Cleveland to Detroit last year for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers and had one interception for the Lions, who were the first NFL team to finish a season 0-16. The Lions cut Bodden after the season.
ndrafted rookie out of Duquesne. He became a starter in 2005 and had his best year in 2007 with 92 tackles and six interceptions.
He said the Patriots weren’t the only bidder for his services.
“There were other teams interested, but the market was just kind of crazy,” he said. “So I decided to just go with the one-year deal instead of maybe then signing a long-term deal I probably wouldn’t be happy with next year or in two years.”
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