The Patriots are much thinner at wide receiver than they were going into the preseason, having placed both Julian Edelman and Malcolm Mitchell on IR, and they will look at another wideout shortly after their Week 1 tilt against the Chiefs concludes.
Marquess Wilson will make a trip to New England and work out for the defending Super Bowl champions on Friday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets.
The Jets released Wilson last week in slashing their roster to 53. The former Bears auxiliary aerial cog was expected to play a key role for the rebuilding Jets, but Gang Green acquired two other veterans (Jermaine Kearse and Jeremy Kerley) instead of retaining Wilson.
Without Edelman for the season and Mitchell for at least eight weeks, the Pats are now down to four wideouts — Brandin Cooks, Chris Hogan, Danny Amendola and Phillip Dorsett. While Matthew Slater is still on the team, he’s primarily a special-teamer.
A Washington State product whom the Bears took in the seventh round four years ago, the 6-foot-3 Wilson has struggled with injuries. His most productive year came in 2015 — in 11 games — when he averaged 16.6 yards per catch and recorded 464 yards for the Bears.