OLB Ricky Foley of CFL Set to Visit Pats

Foley was the CFL's Sack Leader in 2009

Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston reports:

Ricky Foley, who has totaled 20 sacks over the last three years in the Canadian Football League, is scheduled to visit the Patriots on Thursday, according to his agent Paul Sheehy of ProStar Sports Agency.

Foley, 27, is a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker. He visited with the Jets on Tuesday and is en route to St. Louis for a visit with the Rams. Over the last three years in the CFL, he has totaled 40 special teams tackles. In 2009, he had 12 sacks and 51 tackles for the British Columbia Lions.

“I’m not going to say he’ll be like Cameron Wake, who we took down [from the CFL to the Miami Dolphins] last year,” said Sheehy. “Guys like that are few and far between, but I think he can make a roster.”

Foley (6-3, 250) had signed with Baltimore Ravens in 2006 after playing at York University; after a brief stint in Baltimore he ultimately landed in the CFL.

I think it would be foolish to say that Foley could solve the Patriots pass rush issues, but he certainly seems like an intriguing option, and it wouldn’t hurt to give him a shot, especially considering Cameron Wake’s success with the Dolphins last year.