- Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. He attended the University of Michigan and led Michigan to an Orange Bowl victory in the 1999 season. In the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall). Widely regarded as one of the best playoff quarterbacks of his era, …
- Bill Belichick
In 2001, just his second season as Patriots head coach, Belichick guided the Patriots to their first league title with a dramatic victory in Super Bowl XXXVI. In the seasons since then, he has directed New England to sustained success, reaching the Super Bowl four times in the last seven years while claiming five straight division championships. Over the last five seasons (2003-07), the Patriots have compiled an overall record of 77-17 (.
- Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998, and played the first stage of his career in Minnesota before a trade in 2005 brought him to the Oakland Raiders. On Sunday, April 29, 2007, Moss was traded to the New England Patriots for a fourth-round draft pick.
- Wes Welker
Wes Welker (born May 1, 1981 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Texas Tech.
- Rodney Harrison
Rodney Scott Harrison (born December 15, 1972 in Markham, Illinois) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Bill Parcells
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey), nicknamed "The Big Tuna", is a retired American football head coach, last coaching the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Parcells owns two Super Bowl rings with wins in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. He announced his fourth retirement from football on January 22, 2007
- Laurence Maroney
Laurence Maroney (born February 5, 1985 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Asante Samuel
Asante Samuel (born January 6, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Samuel was drafted from the University of Central Florida by the Patriots in 2003.
- Tedy Bruschi
Tedy Lacap Bruschi (pronounced BREW-ski) (born June 9, 1973 in San Francisco, California) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He is of Filipino and Italian descent.
- Adam Vinatieri
Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972 in Yankton, South Dakota) is an American football placekicker currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts. He is best known for his tenure with the New England Patriots from 1996 to 2005, during which he played in four Super Bowls, winning three of them. Vinatieri also won a championship following the 2006 NFL season with Indianapolis.
- Mike Vrabel
Michael George Vrabel (born August 14, 1975 in Akron, Ohio) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Vrabel has been with the Patriots since 2001, after spending four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He recently extended his contract with the Patriots through 2009.
- Richard Seymour
Richard Vershaun Seymour (born October 6, 1979 in Gadsden, South Carolina) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Kevin Troy Faulk
Kevin Tony Faulk (born June 5, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football at LSU, is known as a third-down back and pass receiver out of the backfield. He is a distant cousin to NFL running back Marshall Faulk.
- Drew Bledsoe
Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is a former National Football League quarterback known best for his almost eight years of starting for the New England Patriots. During the 1990s and early 2000s, he was perceived to be the face of the Patriots franchise. Bledsoe, an All-American for the Washington State Cougars and former #1 overall draft pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, announced his retirement from the sport on April 11, 2007.
- Adalius Thomas
Adalius Donquail Thomas (born July 18, 1977 in Equality, Alabama) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Junior Seau
Junior Seau [SAY-ow] (born Tiaina Seau, Jr. on January 19, 1969 in San Diego, California) is an American football linebacker who plays for the New England Patriots.Seau is notable for his 12 career Pro Bowl selections and 16 seasons for the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins. Seau retired in 2006 for four days, then signed a one-year contract with New England to help their lack of linebackers at the start of the season.
- Eric Mangini
Eric Mangini (born January 19, 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut) is the current head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL. At the age of 35, he was the youngest head coach in the NFL, as well as the youngest coach in the four major North American sports, including the NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA, until the hiring of Lane Kiffin by the Oakland Raiders. Mangini is the youngest head coach in Jets history. He is also the first and, so far, …
- Ellis Hobbs
Ellis Hobbs III (born May 16, 1983 in Niagara Falls, New York) is an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Iowa State University.
- Troy Brown
Troy Brown was selected by the Patriots in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft (198th overall) ... Placed on injured reserve (quadriceps) on Dec. 31, 1993 ... Waived (08/28/94) ... Re-signed (10/19/94) ... Re-signed as a restricted free agent (02/02/96) ... Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent (03/10/97) ... Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent (02/28/00) ... Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent (05/23/05) ...
- Corey Dillon
Corey Dillon (born October 24, 1974 in Seattle, Washington) is a American football running back who recently asked to be released by the New England Patriots making him a free agent. Dillon attended the University of Washington and wears the number 28.
- Romeo Crennel
Romeo Crennel most recently served as the head coach of the NFL's Cleveland Browns . On December 29, 2008, the Cleveland Browns fired Crennel. This comes one day after the Browns completed the 2008 season with a 4-12 record. General manager Phil Savage was dismissed the previous day as well. 1
- Matt Light
Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978 in Greenville, Ohio) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was selected with the 48th pick overall in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Purdue University. Arguably his most impressive game came in Super Bowl XXXIX, when he held heralded defensive end Jevon Kearse to just two tackles.
- Robert Kraft
Robert K. Kraft, (born June 5, 1941 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of the Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper & packaging, sports & entertainment, real estate development and a private equity portfolio. His best known and most visible assets are the National Football League's New England Patriots and Major League Soccer's New England Revolution, as well as the stadium where they play, Gillette Stadium.
- Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) He is a American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and has previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys. As a University of Miami quarterback, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1986.
- Willie Andrews
Willie Thedric Andrews (born November 2, 1983 in Longview, Texas) is an American football defensive back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and was selected in the seventh round (229th overall) by the Patriots in the 2006 NFL Draft. Smith ran a 4.38 40 yard dash at the 2006 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, IN.
- Jabar Gaffney
Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted with the 1st pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida by the Houston Texans. He is the son of former New York Jets wide receiver Derrick Gaffney and the cousin of current Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard.
- Rosevelt Colvin
Rosevelt Colvin, III (born September 5, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Colvin attended Broad Ripple High School (same high school attended by David Letterman) in Indianapolis. As a senior, in football, he was a first-team All-State pick, an All Marion County Player, …
- Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Carroll Gostkowski (pronounced "gust-ow-ski"; the first "k" is silent) is an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft with the 118th pick, one of just two kickers drafted that year, and the only drafted kicker to make an NFL roster. He played college football and baseball for the University of Memphis.
- Vince Wilfork
Vincent Lamar Wilfork (born November 4, 1981 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Benjamin Watson
Benjamin Watson (born December 18, 1980 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft from the University of Georgia. He is best known for excellent speed and athletic ability for a tight end.
- Bill Simmons
Bill Simmons (born 1969), best known as The Sports Guy, is a columnist for "Page2" on ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. His ESPN.com column is notable for being written from the viewpoint of a fan rather than an impartial journalist. Simmons aims for humor in his columns, often using extended analogies and references to pop culture (especially from the 1980s and 1990s). Simmons has earned a love/hate relationship with his readers, …
- Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former professional gridiron football player in the National Football League (American football) and Canadian Football League (Canadian football). Within the United States, he is perhaps best known for his career at Boston College and for the Boston College v. Miami game on November 23, 1984, in which his "Hail Mary" pass won the game for BC 47-45.
- Nick Kaczur
Nicholas Jesse "Nick" Kaczur (born July 28,1979 in Brantford, Ontario) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Eugene Wilson
Eugene W. Wilson II (born August 17, 1980 in Merrillville, Indiana) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He attended the University of Illinois and was drafted in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Patriots, with the fourth pick of the second round. He has helped the Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2003 and Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004.
- Daniel Graham
Daniel Graham (born November 16, 1978 in Torrance, California) is an American football tight end who plays for the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
- Ben Coates
Ben Terrence Coates (born August 16, 1969 in Greenwood, South Carolina) is an American former NFL tight end, former CIAA football coach and current NFL Tight Ends coach. Born on August 16, 1969, in Greenwood, South Carolina, Coates didn't play football until his senior year of high school, and was a multi-sport player at Livingstone College. As a gridiron player at Livingstone, he broke nearly all meaningful records at the school, but due to his split-sport performances, …
- David Patten
David Patten (born August 19 1974 in Hopkins, South Carolina) is an American football player. He plays wide receiver, and is currently on the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He attended college at Western Carolina University, and has also played for the New York Giants (1997-1999), Cleveland Browns (2000), New England Patriots (2001-2004), and Washington Redskins (2005-2006). Patten is most remembered for his performance in a game with New England vs.
- Matt Cassel
Matt Cassel ["CASS-ul"] (born May 17, 1982 in Northridge, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the NFL.
- Chad Jackson
Chad Wolfegang Jackson (born March 6, 1985 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He spent his college career playing for the Florida Gators. He was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, with the 36th overall pick.
- Sammy Morris
Sammy Morris (born March 23, 1977 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football running back who currently plays for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He previously played for the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills and, collegiately, for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.