FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – The New England Patriots signed free agent wide receiver Eddie Berlin on Tuesday, adding another player to a position where they lack depth.

Berlin has played 62 games in the NFL, spending four seasons with Tennessee and playing five games with Chicago last year. He has 26 receptions for 379 yards and two touchdowns and has returned 30 kickoffs in his career.

Berlin, who had been drafted by Tennessee in the fifth round in 2001 out of Northern Iowa, practiced with the Patriots on Tuesday afternoon following a morning session in which wide receiver Kelvin Kight, a free agent signed July 31, played well.

Deion Branch’s holdout reached its 12th day Tuesday, leaving the Patriots without their best wide receiver. They also lost their other starter from last season, David Givens, when he signed with Tennessee as a free agent. And rookie Chad Jackson, a second-round draft choice, has missed a good portion of camp.

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