FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Longtime Oakland Raiders fullback Marcel Reece, a player whom Bill Belichick has spoken highly of in the past, was one of five players the New England Patriots had in town for workouts over the last 24 hours.
The 6-foot-1, 250-pound Reece is a four-time Pro Bowler who was released by the Raiders on Monday, which was the first day he was scheduled to return from a four-game suspension that began last season. Reece had been suspended prior to the final game of 2015 for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.