FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots claimed third-year right tackle LaAdrian Waddle on waivers from the Detroit Lions on Wednesday.
For more insight on the 6-foot-6, 328-pound Waddle, ESPN.com NFL Nation Lions reporter Michael Rothstein provides the following background from the last three years in Detroit:
"Waddle was one of former Lions general manager Martin Mayhew's best finds in the 2013 undrafted free-agent pool. He was undrafted out of Texas Tech in part due to the system the Red Raiders ran while he was in school (spread with little running).