The Patriots are said to be adding an undrafted rookie wide receiver.
Akron’s Zach D’Orazio has reached a contract agreement with New England, John Telich of Fox 8 in Cleveland reported Monday. Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun and National Football Post reported Tuesday the Patriots had signed the rookie wide receiver.
D’Orazio (6-2, 217) caught 119 passes for 1,422 yards and five TDs for Akron from 2012 through 2014, including 62-658-1 in his final season.
D’Orazio gives the Patriots 11 receivers on the roster. They carried six wide receivers to begin the 2014 season.