METAIRIE, La., March 28 (UPI) -- Linebacker Bryan Cox, a captain for the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, signed a one-year contract Thursday with the New Orleans Saints.
Cox, 34, joins the fifth team of his 12-year career.
The 6-4, 250-pound Cox is coming off a season in which he suffered a broken right leg but still played in 11 games. He also saw limited action in three postseason games, helping the Patriots to their first championship.
The Saints' defense collapsed down the stretch last season as the team lost its last four games. During the offseason, defensive lineman Joe Johnson and La'Roi Glover departed via free agency.
Cox was a 1991 fifth-round pick of Miami and spent five seasons with the Dolphins, making the Pro Bowl in 1992, 1994 and 1995. He signed with Chicago after the 1995 season and with the New York Jets following the 1997 campaign.
The Patriots signed Cox last summer and he played primarily as a runs-stuffer. In his career, he has 1,076 tackles, 52 sacks, 21 forced fumbles, 13 fumble recoveries and four interceptions.
