FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots had defensive end Cam Henderson (South Florida), defensive tackle Antonio Johnson (Mississippi State) and defensive end/outside linebacker Rufus Johnson (Tarleton State) in for free-agent tryouts Friday.

The Patriots are most familiar with Henderson, as he was a member of their practice squad for a week in September.

The tryouts could be with 2015 in mind, as this is the time of year when clubs start planning for when rosters expand to 90 players, with teams soon allowed to sign players to "future contracts."

Of the three players in Friday, Antonio Johnson is the most experienced, having played for the Colts (2008-12) and Titans (2013). He had entered the league as a fifth-round draft choice of the Titans in 2007, but spent his rookie year on injured reserve before the Colts signed him off Tennessee's practice squad in 2008.

This year, Antonio Johnson reportedly had arthroscopic surgery on his knee, which forced him to miss the preseason before he reached an injury settlement with Tennessee.