We've got Mike Wright days left until the #Patriots opener!

A UDFA from Cincinnati, Wright played his entire 7 year career with the Pats ('05-11).

A versatile defensive lineman, he recorded 133 tackles and 15 sacks, while forcing 4 fumbles and recovering 3.
We've got Anthony Pleasant days left until the #Patriots opener!

After signing with the Pats in 2001, the defensive end spent the final 3 seasons of his 13-year NFL career in New England

In '01, he was 2nd on the team with 6 sacks, and recorded 2 INTs, the only 2 of his career
We've got Jarvis Green days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 4th round pick from LSU, Green played 8 seasons in New England, winning 2 Super Bowls

He finished his career with 28 total sacks, including a career high 7.5 in 2006

He now owns a shrimp company called 'Oceans 97'
We've got Brent Williams days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 7th round pick in 1986, Williams made an immediate impact with 7 sacks & 4 recovered fumbles his rookie year

He had 43.5 sacks in 8 seasons with the Pats, which at the time was 2nd most in team history (now 6th)
We've got Chandler Jones days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 1st round pick in 2012, Jones had 10+ sack seasons in '13 & '15, & was on the team that won SB XLIX

In 2016, the last year of his deal, the Pats traded him in a move that netted them Joe Thuney & Malcolm Mitchell
We've got Ty Warren days left until the #Patriots opener!

The Pats traded up to draft Warren 13th overall in 2003. His breakthrough came in '06 with a career best 7.5 sacks

The next year, he was named a team captain & given a contract extension. Injuries ended his career in 09
We've got Richard Seymour days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 6th overall pick in 2001, Seymour came in & anchored 3 Super Bowl winning defenses at defensive tackle

In 8 years with the Pats, he had 39 sacks, was a 4x All-Pro, & was named to the Pats 50th anniversary team
We've got Ted Washington days left until the #Patriots opener!

The Pats traded for Washington before the '03 season. He'd finish with 45 tackles as a part of New England's second Super Bowl defense

Listed at 6'5 & 375 pounds, he's one of the biggest players in NFL history
We've got Bobby Hamilton days left until the #Patriots opener!

Hamilton was one of Bill Belichick's first free agent signings. Joining the Pats before the 2000 season, he stayed for 4 years

He led the 2001 Patriots defense in sacks (7), and recorded one in Super Bowl XXXVI too
We've got Toby Williams days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 10th round pick out of Nebraska in 1983, Williams spent his entire 6 year career with New England. In total, he played 80 games for the Pats

He recorded 15 sacks with the Patriots, including a career-best 6 in 1984
We've got Bob Dee days left until the #Patriots opener!

A Quincy native, Dee played for the Boston Patriots from 1960-1967, recording 33 sacks & never missing a single game (112)

After his career the Pats retired his number 89. He's the only player to ever wear it for the team
We've got Terry Glenn days left until the #Patriots opener!

Picked 7th overall in the '96 draft, Glenn broke the rookie record for catches with 90

In 6 years with the Pats he caught 329 balls for 4669 yards & 22 TDs

His last TD as a Patriot was the 1st ever thrown by Tom Brady
We've got Ben Coates days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 5th round pick in 1991, Coates was a 3x All-Pro in 9 seasons with the Pats. He caught 490 passes for 5471 yards & 50 TDs with the team

He retired as the 4th leading receiver at TE in NFL history, & is in the Pats HOF
We've got Stanley Morgan days left until the #Patriots opener!

Morgan proved the Pats right when they look him in the 1st round in 1977. In 13 seasons he set every team receiving record, some of which he still holds

His 19.2 yards/catch is the best in NFL history (min 500 rec)
We've got Julius Adams days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 2nd round pick in 1971, Adams spent his entire 16 year career as a staple of the Pats defensive line

When he retired in 1987, he had played more games with the Pats than anyone else (206). He currently ranks 3rd
We've got Art Graham days left until the #Patriots opener!

A local product who's dad played for the #RedSox, Graham was born in Somerville & played college football at BC before joining the Pats in 1963

His 5 year tenure was enough to earn him a spot on the Pats All-1960's team
We've got Wes Welker days left until the #Patriots opener!

A Patriot from 2007-2012, Welker broke the franchise career receptions record (672), with 110+ catches in 5 of his 6 seasons

He also tied an NFL record with a 99-yard catch-and-run TD in the 2011 season opener in Miami
We've got Vincent Brisby days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted by the Pats in the second round of the '93 draft, the ULM product proved to be effective when he could stay on the field

He played in 83 games in 7 years with NE, catching 217 passes for 3142 yards & 14 TDs
We've got Russ Francis days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 16th overall pick in 1975, Francis had two stints with the Pats totaling 92 games over 8 seasons

One of the NFLs original receiving TE threats, he caught 207 passes for 3157 yards & 28 TDs while in New England
We've got Troy Brown days left until the #Patriots opener!

An 8th round pick in 1993, he spent his entire 15 year career with the Pats

Considered by many "The Ultimate Patriot" due to is versatility, he is the only player in history w/ >550 catches, >250 punt returns, & an INT
We've got Jim Lee Hunt days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 16th round pick in 1960, Hunt played 10 years with the Pats. He was a 4x AFL All-Star & holds the AFL record for most career fumble recoveries (8)

He's a member of the Pats HOF, & his number is retired by the team
We've got Bruce Armstrong days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 23rd overall pick in 1987, Armstrong spent his entire 14 year career with the Pats. He started 212 of 220 possible games, including 128 straight to finish his career

He's in the Pats HOF & his number is retired
We've got Tom Neville days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted out of Mississippi State in the 7th round of the 1965 AFL Draft, Neville spent 12 seasons as the Pats right tackle, playing in 160 games

He is a member of the Boston Patriots 1960s All-Decade Team
We've got Sebastian Vollmer days left until the #Patriots opener!

Vollmer did not receive a Combine invite, but a private workout with Dante Scarnecchia led to the Pats taking him in the 2nd round in 2009

In 7 seasons w/NE he played 88 games & was a 2nd team All-Pro in 2010
We've got Vince Wilfork days left until the #Patriots opener!

A first round pick in '04, Vince's 11 seasons with the Pats include 5 Pro Bowls, 4 All-Pro nods, and 2 Super Bowl wins

In 158 games with the Pats, he turned in 16 sacks, 37 tackles for a loss, and 3 interceptions
We've got Shelby Jordan days left until the #Patriots opener!

After being cut by the Oilers following the 1973 draft, Jordan spent a few years out of football before being pick up by the Pats in 1975

He'd go on to be their starting right tackle for the next 7 seasons
We've got John Hannah days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 4th overall pick in 1973, Hannah played 13 Hall Of Fame seasons for the Pats

A 10x All-Pro & part of the NFL's All 70s 80s & 75th anniversary teams, he is still considered by many the greatest guard in NFL history
We've got Matt Light days left until the #Patriots opener!

A second round pick in 2001, Light protected Tom Brady's blindside from 2001-2011. The 3x Super Bowl champ was a 1st team All-Pro in 2007

In his 11 year career, he missed only 21 games. He started 16 games 7 times
We've got Ray 'Sugar Bear' Hamilton days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 14th round pick in 1973, Hamilton's full 9 year career was with the Pats, only missing 2 games

Despite a dominant career, he's most linked to the "phantom roughing the passer" call in the 1976 playoffs
We've got Logan Mankins days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted at the end of the first round in 2005, Mankins spent the first 9 years of his career with the Pats

Mankins was a 6x All-Pro in New England and a part of the Pats All-2000s and 50th anniversary teams
We've got Eugene Chung days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 13th pick overall in the 1992 Draft, Chung played three seasons with the Patriots before being taken by the Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft

He started 30 games in his NFL career, all with the Pats
We've got Max Lane days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 6th round pick from Navy in 1994, "Big Country" was a versatile piece of the Pats offense for 7 seasons, playing tackle, guard, and occasionally being used as a blocking tight end

He's a member of the Pats All-90s team
We've got Dan Koppen days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 5th round pick from BC in 2003, Koppen served as the Pats center for the majority of 'Dynasty 1.0'

He started 120 games in 9 seasons in New England, the 3rd most by a lineman in the Brady/Belichick era
We've got Lonie Paxton days left until the #Patriots opener!

Paxton took over the Pats long snapper job as a UDFA in 2000, and held it for 9 seasons

The 3x Super Bowl champ was a key part of some of the biggest kicks not just in Patriots history, but football history overall
We've got Houston Antwine days left until the #Patriots opener!

"Twine" was with the Pats from 1961-71. In that time he recorded 39 sacks, recovered four fumbles and had one INT in 142 games

He's a 6x AFL All-Star, a member of the All-Time All-AFL team, and is in the Pats HOF
We've got Richard Bishop days left until the #Patriots opener!

After two years in the CFL, Bishop joined the Pats in 1976 & played 6 years in New England

During the 1978 division-winning season, Bishop led the team in QB pressures (27) was 2nd in sacks (7) & 3rd in tackles (75)
We've got Joe Andruzzi days left until the #Patriots opener!

Signed by the Pats as a free agent in 2000, Andruzzi helped anchor 3 Super Bowl winning offensive lines to start the Patriots dynasty

In 5 seasons in New England he played in 72 games, starting all of them
We've got Ryan Wendell days left until the #Patriots opener!

A UDFA from Fresno State, Wendell signed with the Pats in 2008 and spent his 1st season on the practice squad. By 2012 he was a 16-game starter for the Pats at center

He was voted a captain by his teammates in 2015
We've got Sam Adams days left until the #Patriots opener!

Adams joined the Pats in 1972 & spent the next 9 years as the team's primary starter at right guard

He started 16 games on the offensive line that paved the way for 3,165 rushing yards in 1978, a record that still stands
We've got Len St. Jean days left until the #Patriots opener!

Known as the "Boston Strong Boy", St Jean played his entire 10 year career with the Pats, never missing a game (140 straight from 1964-1973)

Primarily a RG (he was an All-Star in 66), he also played D-end & linebacker
We've got Vincent Brown days left until the #Patriots opener!

In his 8 years in New England, Brown was a 3x All-Pro. He recorded 100+ tackles 5 times, including a career high 158 in 1993

The 1988 2nd round pick still holds the franchise record for most career tackles (737)
We've got Pete Brock days left until the #Patriots opener!

A first round pick by the Pats in 1976, Brock played his entire 12 year career on New England's offensive line

He currently serves as the president of the New England Patriots Alumni Club
We've got Steve Nelson days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 2nd round pick in 1974, Nelson played his full 14-year career with the Pats. In that span, he recorded 100+ tackles 9 times, 8 of those led the team

He's in the Pats team HOF and his number 57 is retired by the team
We've got Andre Tippett days left until the #Patriots opener!

Tippett played 11 Hall Of Fame seasons with the Pats ('82-'93). In that time, he recorded 100 sacks, including a team record 18.5 in 1984

He was a 4x All-Pro, 1985 NFL Defensive PTOY, & named to the NFL All-80's team
We've got Willie McGinest days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 1st draft pick of the Kraft era (4th overall in 1994), McGinest was a cornerstone of the Pats defense for 12 seasons

His 78 sacks are the 2nd most in Pats history, & his 16 career playoff sacks is an NFL record
We've got Tedy Bruschi days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted as a D-lineman in 1996, Bruschi moved to middle linebacker & symbolized the Pats defensive dominance of the early '00s

In 13 seasons w/ the Pats, Tedy had 675 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 17 forced fumbles, & 12 INTs
We've got Chris Slade days left until the #Patriots opener!

Picked at the top of the second round in 1993, Slade played 8 seasons with the Pats, recording 642 tackles, 51 sacks, 16 forced fumbles, and 3 INTs

In his 8 years in New England, Slade only missed ONE game (1998)
We've got Ted Johnson days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted in the second round in 1995, Johnson played his entire 10 year career in New England. In that time he racked up 763 total tackles and 11.5 sacks

He's a 3x Super Bowl champ and a member of the Pats All-90s team
We've got Jerod Mayo days left until the #Patriots opener!

Picked 10th overall in 2008, Mayo is the highest draft pick made by the Pats since their first Super Bowl win

He played his full 8 year career in New England recording 808 tackles and 11 sacks. He was an All-Pro in 2010
We've got Rob Ninkovich days left until the #Patriots opener!

After playing just 7 combined games in 3 years between Miami and New Orleans to start his career, Nink caught on with the Pats in '09

He was key player on 2 Super Bowl defenses in his 8 years in New England
We've got Dick Blanchard days left until the #Patriots opener!

A UDFA out of Tulsa, Blanchard played 14 games with the Pats in 1972, his lone NFL season. He recorded one INT

He is one of only 4 players to ever wear 49 full time for the Pats
We've got Tim Fox days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 1st round pick from Ohio St. in 1976, Fox spent the first 6 years of his career in New England. He recorded 17 interceptions in 91 games with the Pats

He is a member of the Pats All-70s team and made the Pro Bowl in 1980
We've got Robert Edwards days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 1st round pick in 1998, Edwards put up big numbers as a rookie with 1115 yards & 9 TDs

However, a severe knee injury at the Pro Bowl almost ended his career. He wouldn't play again until 2002, his final NFL season
We've got Corey Mays days left until the #Patriots opener!

A UDFA from Notre Dame, Mays joined the Pats prior to the 2006 season. He started on the practice squad, but signed to the active roster mid-season

He played 9 games over 2 seasons in New England, recording 10 tackles
We've got Otis Smith days left until the #Patriots opener!

Smith had 2 stints with the Pats. He signed as a free agent for one year in 1996, then again for three years before the 2000 season

In all, Smith played 56 games with the Pats, recording 10 INTs & winning Super Bowl 36
We've got Marc Edwards days left until the #Patriots opener!

The former Norte Dame standout was signed by the Pats before the 2001 season, and was a key part of the offense during the SB36 run

In two years in New England, he amassed 599 all-purpose yards & 3 TDs on 130 touches
We've got Vagas Ferguson days left until the #Patriots opener!

Ferguson's standout career at Notre Dame led to the Pats taking him in the first round of the 1980 draft

His NFL career didn't quite live up however. In 3 seasons with the Pats he rushed for 1,163 yards and 5 TDs
We've got Ronnie Lippett days left until the #Patriots opener!

An 8th round pick in 1983, Lippett spent his whole 8 year career with the Pats. He had 24 career INTs, with a career best 8 in 1986. 7 of his career picks were vs Dan Marino

He only missed 6 games his whole career
We've got Tim Gordon days left until the #Patriots opener!

After a four year career with the Falcons, Gordon signed with the Pats in 1991 and played his final two years in New England

He played in 21 games for the Pats, starting 15 of them
We've got Mike Haynes days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 5th overall pick in 1976, Haynes first 7 years of his Hall Of Fame career were with the Pats. In 90 games in New England he had 28 INTs & 11 fumble recoveries

He's in the Pro & Pats HOF & the team retired number 40
We've got Sam "Bam" Cunningham days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 11th overall pick in 1973, Cunningham played his entire 9 year career with the Pats. He posted 5,453 yards and 43 TDs with NE

He was a key member of the team that ran for an NFL record 3,165 yards in 1978
We've got Roland James days left until the #Patriots opener!

A first round pick in 1980, James played 11 NFL seasons, all with the Pats. He had 29 INTs and 5 sacks in 145 games

Maybe his most notable INT: In 1982, he picked off Miami's David Woody to end the Snow Plow Game
We've got Rodney Harrison days left until the #Patriots opener!

Signed as a free agent in '03, Harrison came to New England & put together two of the best years by a safety in NFL history, while helping the Pats win back-to-back titles

His 7 career playoff INTs is a team record
We've got Lawyer Milloy days left until the #Patriots opener!

The Pats 2nd round pick in 1996, Milloy played 7 seasons in New England, appearing in two Super Bowls and winning one

In 112 game with the Pats, he had 764 tackles, 7 sacks, & 19 INTs. He was 1st team All-Pro in 1999
We've got Jim Nance days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted by the #Patriots in 1965, Nance led the AFL in rushing in 1966 and 1967

In 1966, he became the only player in AFL history to rush for more than 1,400 yards in a season, and won the league MVP. He was 3x All-AFL
We've got Tebucky Jones days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 1st round pick in 1998, Jones played 109 games in 5 seasons with the Pats, recording 203 tackles & 6 INTs. He was on the team that won Super Bowl 36

He returned to the Pats in 2006, but retired during training camp
We've got Kevin Faulk days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted by the Pats in the 2nd round in 1999, Faulk spent his entire 13-year career in New England, winning 3 Super Bowls

He is the Patriots all-time leader in all-purpose yards (12,349) and a member of the team HOF
We've got Antowain Smith days left until the #Patriots opener!

Smith signed with the Pats in '01 after struggling in Buffalo. He rushed for 1,157 yards & 12 TDs his first year in NE on the way to 1 of 2 Super Bowl wins

In 3 seasons in New England he ran for 2,781 yards & 21 TDs
We've got Fred Marion days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 1982 5th round pick played his entire 10-year career with the Pats. He had 29 INTs, including a career-best 7 in 1985, his lone All-Pro year

Marion was named to the Pats All-80s team, 35th & 50th anniversary teams
We've got Mosi Tatupu days left until the #Patriots opener!

An 8th round pick in 1978, Tatupu spent 13 seasons with the Pats as a fullback and special teams ace

In 194 games, he carried the ball 612 times for 2,415 yards and 18 TDs. He also forced 10 fumbles in kick coverage
We've got LeGarrette Blount days left until the #Patriots opener!

Blount played 4 seasons with the Pats in separate stints. In 49 games he ran for 2,917 yards & 34 TDs, including a league-best 18 in 2016

He had 8 TDs in 8 playoff games with the Pats, including 2 Super Bowl wins
We've got Corey Dillon days left until the #Patriots opener!

Acquired for just a 2nd round pick, Dillon made an immediate impact, rushing for 1,635 yards & 12 TDs during the Pats '04 championship season

He had double-digit TDs all three seasons with New England (12, 12, 13)
We've got Ellis Hobbs days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 3rd round pick in 2005, Hobbs recorded 10 INTs and 2.5 sacks in 4 seasons with the Pats. He missed only one game in his Pats career

In 2007, he returned a kickoff 108 yards for a TD, at the time an NFL record
We've got Raymond Clayborn days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 16th overall pick in 1977, Clayborn had 36 INTs in 13 years with the Pats and was a 4x All-Pro

He was inducted into the Patriots team Hall Of Fame in 2017
We've got Rick Sanford days left until the #Patriots opener!

The 25th overall pick in 1979, Sanford played 89 games in 6 seasons with the Pats. He recorded 16 INTs, including a career best 7 in 1983

He played one year in Seattle before retiring in 1985
We've got Ty Law days left until the #Patriots opener!

The Pats first round pick in '95, Law played 10 dominant years in New England, earning himself 2 All-Pro nods, a spot on the NFL All-2000's team, & 3 Super Bowl rings

His 36 INTs with the Pats is tied for the team record
We've got Ron Hall days left until the #Patriots opener!

After one season in Pittsburgh, Hall joined the Pats as safety, playing from 1961-1967

His 29 career INTs were the 10th most in the AFL, and his 11 interceptions in 1964 is still the Pats team record for most in a season
We've got Asante Samuel days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 4th round pick in '03, Samuel was a rare draft hit for Bill Belichick at CB. His 5-year Pats career included 22 INTs & an All-Pro nod in '07

His 5 playoff INTs are the most by a Pats corner during the dynasty run
We've got Ricky Reynolds days left until the #Patriots opener!

After a successful run in Tampa, Reynolds signed with the Pats in 1994, playing his final three seasons in New England

His first year saw him score a pair of defensive TDs. He ended up with 11 INTs in 42 games
We've got Gino Cappelletti days left until the #Patriots opener!

Gino signed with the Patriots ahead of their inaugural season in 1960, playing for 11 years as a WR/CB/K. He held the Pats scoring record until 2005

He is the only Patriot to ever wear number 20, it's now retired
We've got Tom Tupa days left until the #Patriots opener!

A quarterback turned punter, Tupa was with the Pats from 1996-1998, averaging 44.7 yards per punt

Before joining the Pats, he scored the first ever 2-point conversion in NFL history while playing for the Browns in 1994
We've got Randy Vataha days left until the #Patriots opener!

Vataha was signed by the Pats as a rookie in 1971. He played 6 of his 7 seasons in New England, totaling 178 catches for 3,055 yards and 23 TDs

He went on to be a founding member of the USFL
We've got seventeen days left until the #Patriots opener!

We're gonna go ahead and skip 17 because the Pats have never had good luck with this one, especially recently

Outside of Aaron Dobson, nobody wearing it has lasted on the Patriots more than two seasons since the 1970's
We've got Scott Zolak days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 4th round pick in 1992, Zo played 54 games for the Pats over seven seasons. He made 4 starts his rookie year, including leading a game winning drive vs the Colts in his debut

Unicorns, Show Ponies, Where's the Beef?
We've got Babe Parilli days left until the #Patriots opener!

Traded to the Pats in 1961, Parilli became one of the superstars of the new AFL. In 7 seasons he threw for 16747 yards and 132 TDs

His 31 TDs in 1964 was the Pats franchise record until Tom Brady passed it in 2007
We've got Steve Grogan days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 5th round pick in 1975, Grogan spent his entire 16-year career with the Pats. He retired holding most of the team's passing records

He was also a threat with his legs, his 35 running TDs are 4th most in Pats history
We've got Tom Hodson days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted in the third round in 1990, Hodson played three seasons with the Pats

In 32 games, he threw for 1,809 yards and 7 TDs
We've got Matt Cavanaugh days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 2nd round pick in 1978, Cavanaugh spent 5 years with the Pats. In 52 games he had 15 starts, going 5-10 while throwing for 3018 yards & 19 TDs

He is the last Patriots player not named 'Tom' to wear number 12
We've got Drew Bledsoe days left until the #Patriots opener!

The first overall pick in 1993, Bledsoe's 9 years in New England represented a franchise on the rise, including a Super Bowl trip in 1996

Bledsoe was the youngest QB ever to throw for 20000 yards. He's in the Pats HOF
We've got Jabar Gaffney days left until the #Patriots opener!

Gaffney joined the Pats midway through the 2006 season. During his 3 year stay he caught 85 passes for 1,059 yards and 8 TDs

He returned to the team for training camp in 2012, but failed to make the roster
We've got Scott Sisson days left until the #Patriots opener!

A 5th round pick in 1993, Sisson lasted only 13 games as the Pats kicker, hitting 14 of his 26 field goal attempts

Still, 13 games is the longest number 9 has ever been worn by a single Patriots player
We've got Josh Miller days left until the #Patriots opener!

Miller punted in 42 games for the Pats between 2004 and 2006. He averaged 43.6 yards per punt

In 2006 he was placed on IR part-way through the season, which let to the team re-signing Ken Walter
We've got Michael Bishop days left until the #Patriots opener!

Drafted by the Pats in the 7th round in 1999, Bishop saw action in 8 games in 2000, throwing 9 passes before being released

Known for his cannon of an arm, he went on to have a long career between the AFL & CFL
We've got Rohan Davey days left until the #Patriots opener!

Davey became Tom Brady's first backup when the Pats took him in the 4th round in '02. He played in 7 games over 3 seasons, & was 8/19 passing

He'd go on to win a World Bowl & NFL Europe MVP in '04 w/ the Berlin Thunder
We've got Shayne Graham days left until the #Patriots opener!

Graham was signed by the Pats midway through the 2010 season after Stephen Gostkowski suffered a season-ending injury

In 8 games, Graham was perfect on field goals (12/12) but missed a pair of extra points (35/37)
We've got Adam Vinatieri days left until the #Patriots opener!

Vinatieri signed with the Pats as a UDFA in 1996, spending 10 years with the team

In that time he played in 4 Super Bowls, winning 3, and connected on the most famous kicks in NFL history including 2 SB game winners
We've got Rich Camarillo days left until the #Patriots opener!

Camarillo signed with the Pats as a UDFA in 1981 and was the punter in New England for 7 years, a team record

In his 15 year career, he went to 5 Pro Bowls and set the NFL record for most punts inside the 20 (279)
We've got Doug Flutie days left until the #Patriots opener!

A product of Natick HS and Boston College, Flutie played for the Pats from 1987-89, and again in 2005

In 22 games for the Pats he threw for 1871 yards and 11 TDs, to go along with a drop-kick extra point in 2005
We've got John Smith days left until the #Patriots opener!

An English soccer player, Smith asked the Pats for a tryout in 1973, despite never having kicked a football. The team signed him a year later, leading to a decade long career

He hit 128 of 191 FGAs, with a long of 50
We've got Bryan Cox (in training camp) days left until the #Patriots opener!

Cox would switch to number 51 before helping the Pats on their way to Super Bowl XXXVI in his lone season with the team

In 2001 he played in 11 games, recording 49 tackles
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