housemd 338 Posted March 15, 2013 Patriots agreed to terms with SS Adrian Wilson, formerly of the Cardinals, on a three-year contract. Wilson was one of many veterans the Patriots hosted for a Friday visit. After grading out as Pro Football Focus' No. 2 safety in 2011, Wilson fell all the way to No. 59 in 2012 while being benched from Arizona's nickel defense midway through the season. 33-year-old Wilson is an in-the-box safety who will likely play early downs before being replaced by some combination of Steve Gregory and Tavon Wilson in passing situations. Wilson will probably be hailed as Bill Belichick's "next Rodney Harrison," but it's highly, highly unlikely he'll have 50 percent of that kind of impact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RANGA+ 1,210 Posted March 16, 2013 Yeah he definitely won't be an every down kind of player anymore. But still a solid veteran pickup. Those young DBs will learn a lot from him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted August 31, 2013 Patriots placed S Adrian Wilson on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, ending his season. The Patriots didn't announce what Wilson "injured." He played into the second half of Thursday's preseason finale. It's possible the Pats are just paying Wilson a veteran courtesy by letting him get paid instead of releasing him. Wilson was signed to be a hard-hitter and veteran leader in New England's safety corps, but looked greatly diminished in camp. Going on 34, it's possible the longtime Arizona Cardinal has played his final down of meaningful football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadcastinMayne 2 Posted September 1, 2013 Wow, wel thats unfortunate. I love A-Dub man. Hopefully will one day make it into the Arizona Cardinals Hall Of Fame! He deserves it just for sticking around as long as he did haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
