Seau returns to Pats for 18th NFL season

FOXBORO, Mass., May 21 (UPI) -- Junior Seau, who has been selected to 12 Pro Bowl teams, signed a contract to return to the New England Patriots this fall for his 18th NFL season.

Terms of his deal for 2007 weren't disclosed.

Seau had retired from the NFL last August but joined the Patriots and played 11 games, making 70 tackles last season. He was placed on injured reserve in November with an arm injury.

Seau has played in 241 games for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England. He has 1,794 tackles, 53 sacks and 15 interceptions.

The 38-year-old linebacker played his first 13 NFL seasons with the Chargers, who selected him in the 1990 draft. He was traded to Miami before the 2003 season and spent three seasons with the Dolphins. He was selected to the Pro Bowl each season from 1992 to 2002 as a Charger and again in 2003 with Miami.