Jim Corbett

USA TODAY Sports

This time, Tom Brady will have his top target back in the fold.

One year after slot receiver Wes Welker defected to the Denver Broncos, Julian Edelman agreed to return to the New England Patriots on Saturday after visiting this week with the San Francisco 49ers, a person familiar with the agreement told USA TODAY Sports. Terms were not available and the person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the club had not yet commented on the deal.

On Saturday afternoon, Edelman tweeted:"Foxboro is home. Excited to be back. #grind"

The 2009 seventh-round draft pick and former Kent State quarterback had a breakout 105-catch, 1,056-yard season with six touchdowns and had a far better season than 2013 free-agent addition Danny Amendola, who received a five-year, $28.5 million deal from New England last offseason.

Edelman, who before last season had 69 receptions in four seasons, was one of only five receivers to catch more than 100 passes in the league last season and the lone one among them to hit free agency.