Safety Adrian Wilson, defensive end John Abraham and linebacker Dwight Freeney visited the New England Patriots on Friday, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Wilson later reached a deal with the team, his agent confirmed.

The Patriots also reached an agreement with cornerback Kyle Arrington on a four-year contract, according to a league source.

Freeney, whom Patriots quarterback Tom Brady rarely passes up the opportunity to praise, had five sacks and just 12 tackles in 14 games in 2012. He recently turned 33.

Drafted 11th overall by the Indianapolis Colts in 2002, Freeney is the franchise's career sacks leader (107.5) and the only Colts player to win a league sacks title (16 in 2004), and his seven Pro Bowl appearances are tied for fifth in franchise history with Lenny Moore. The only Colts with more Pro Bowl selections are Peyton Manning (11), Gino Marchetti and John Unitas (10 each) and Jim Parker (eight). Marchetti, Unitas, Parker and Moore are all Hall of Fame members, and Marchetti is the only Colts defender to appear in more all-star games than Freeney.

Freeney was most effective in the traditional 4-3 defense, and after switching to the 3-4 for the first time last season, he saw his numbers drop.

Freeney's 2012 statistics continued a steady decline over the past few seasons. In 2011, he had 19 tackles and 8.5 sacks, which was down from 25 tackles and 10 sacks in 2010. And that was down from 2009, when Freeney had 31 tackles and 13.5 sacks.