Every year articles will appear about how pats always let veterans go. While this certainly has been true in certain instances, this is a popular misconception because the patriots have done by far the best job in the NFL since 2001 of keeping players. In fact, the below is pretty telling:
Troy Brown – 15 years patriots
Tom Brady – 15 years on patriots so far
Ted Bruschi – 13 years on patriots
Kevin Faulk – 13 years on patriots
Willie McGinest – 12 years on patriots
Matt Light – 11 years on patriots
Vince Wilfork – 11 years on patriots
Ted Johnson – 10 years on patriots
Ty Law – 10 years on patriots
Adam Vinatieri – 10 years on patriots
Stephen Neal – 10 years on patriots
Steven Gotkowski – 9 years on patriots so far
Logan Mankins – 9 years on patriots
Dan koppen – 9 years on patriots
Lonnie Paxson – 9 years
Dan Connolly – 8 years on patriots so far
Richard Seymour – 8 years on patriots
Mike Vrabel – 8 years on patriots
Ty Warren – 8 years on patriots
Jarvis Green – 8 years
Larry Izzo – 8 years
Jerrod Mayo – 7 years so far
Matthew Slater – 7 years so far
Sebastian Vollmer – 6 years so far
Rob Ninkovich – 6 years on patriots so far
Julian Edelman – 6 years so far
Ryan Wendell – 6 years so far
Kyle Arrington – 6 years so far
Lawyer Malloy – 6 years on patriots
Wes Welker - 6 years on patriots
Rob Gronkowski – 5 years so far
Devin McCourty – 5 years so far
There is no team in the NFL that can match those longevity numbers or even come close.
Troy Brown – 15 years patriots
Tom Brady – 15 years on patriots so far
Ted Bruschi – 13 years on patriots
Kevin Faulk – 13 years on patriots
Willie McGinest – 12 years on patriots
Matt Light – 11 years on patriots
Vince Wilfork – 11 years on patriots
Ted Johnson – 10 years on patriots
Ty Law – 10 years on patriots
Adam Vinatieri – 10 years on patriots
Stephen Neal – 10 years on patriots
Steven Gotkowski – 9 years on patriots so far
Logan Mankins – 9 years on patriots
Dan koppen – 9 years on patriots
Lonnie Paxson – 9 years
Dan Connolly – 8 years on patriots so far
Richard Seymour – 8 years on patriots
Mike Vrabel – 8 years on patriots
Ty Warren – 8 years on patriots
Jarvis Green – 8 years
Larry Izzo – 8 years
Jerrod Mayo – 7 years so far
Matthew Slater – 7 years so far
Sebastian Vollmer – 6 years so far
Rob Ninkovich – 6 years on patriots so far
Julian Edelman – 6 years so far
Ryan Wendell – 6 years so far
Kyle Arrington – 6 years so far
Lawyer Malloy – 6 years on patriots
Wes Welker - 6 years on patriots
Rob Gronkowski – 5 years so far
Devin McCourty – 5 years so far
There is no team in the NFL that can match those longevity numbers or even come close.