Earlier this year, New England hosted Carolina LB Adam Seward, a restricted free agent, though the Pats never made a offer that might have gotten the former UNLV player here.

Now it's sounding like he wishes they had.

Seward called it a "tremendous honor" to be considered as a potential Patriots player, and feels that he is a better fit in New England's 3-4 defense than Carolina's 4-3, where he is "stuck" behind first-round picks Dan Morgan and Jon Beason.

Thanks to our friends at patsfans.com for bringing this story to our attention.