FOXBOROUGH — Bedecked from head to toe in red and blue, representing the colors of his new team, Aqib Talib smiled as he entered the Patriots locker room Thursday afternoon.

He saw the gaggle of reporters and cameras clustered in front of his locker, waiting to have their first chat with him since he joined the team. The cornerback was acquired from the Buccaneers in a Nov. 1 trade but wasn’t able to join the team until Monday after his NFL suspension for performance-enhancing substances ended.