Needing to fill an injury-depleted receiving corps, the New England Patriots have decided to sign Griff Whalen, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Thursday.
Mike Reiss of ESPN.com added the deal is for one year through the end of 2016.
As Reiss noted, the team will ask Whalen to fill the shoes of Danny Amendola, who went down with a high ankle sprain during Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Whalen spent the first part of the year with the San Diego Chargers, playing in eight games but totaling only two catches for 22 yards.