Veteran linebacker Junior Seau says he has signed a deal with the Patriots, although team officials would not confirm that today. Seau made the announcement on Versus.com, the web site of the Versus TV network, which airs the reality show "Sports Jobs with Junior Seau."

Seau had a physical with the team earlier this month while in New England for a filming of the show.

"I'm very fortunate and honored to be involved with two class organizations - the New England Patriots and Versus, I want to thank the management of both for making my return to the NFL with the New England Patriots a reality," Seau said in a statement posted on the site.

Seau, who will turn 41 in January, has played parts of the last three seasons with the Patriots. He played in four games last season after signing with the team in midseason.

In this week's regularly scheduled conference call with the media, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick declined to confirm the move, saying "We haven't announced anything."

Nick Caserio, the team's director of player personnel, said: "Really the only thing we've done with Junior is we gave him a physical and we worked him out last week. So from our end, that's really all we have to announce."

Defensive coordinator Dean Pees, meanwhile, declined to say anything about the possibility of Seau joining the team.