Patriots Trivia, Volume I
Rather than continue to lay low with a self imposed exile during this NFL lockout, I figure I'd pass some time with everybody here with a little bit of Patriots trivia. This one is pretty straight forward: name the players on the Patriots' roster that have never been part of another NFL organization. Who here gets bragging rights for the most correct answers without using the internet, reference books, or any other external sources? Hint: the total number is probably a lot higher than you would expect.
Note: the list I put together below includes players with contracts that expired March 1, practice squad players, players that finished last season on IR, and the nine 2011 draftees.
Spoiler Alert: if you want to try to figure it out on your own, don't scroll down to see the list of names.
The answers in
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The list of players:
97 - DL Ron Brace
12 - QB Tom Brady
38 - S Sergio Brown
28 - CB Darius Butler
R - OL Marcus Cannon
R - LB Markell Carter
25 - Patrick Chung
96 - LB Jermaine Cunningham
71 - DE Brandon Deaderick
R - DB Ras-I Dowling
11 - WR Julian Edelman
13 - WR Buddy Farnham
33 - RB Kevin Faulk
52 - LB Dane Fletcher
3 - K Stephen Gostkowski
42 - RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis
87 - TE Rob Gronkowski
59 - LB Gary Guyton
85 - TE Aaron Hernandez
8 - QB Brian Hoyer
77 - OL Nick Kaczur
67 - C Dan Koppen
72 - LT Matt Light
74 - DL Kyle Love
R - QB Ryan Mallett
70 - LG Logan Mankins
51 - LB Jerod Mayo
32 - CB Devin McCourty
31 - S Brandon Meriweather
14 - P Zoltan Mesko
60 - G Rich Ohrnberger
17 - WR Taylor Price
91 - DL Myron Pryor
90 - DL Darryl Richard
R - RB Stevan Ridley
36 - S James Sanders
18 - WR Matt Slater
R - TE Lee Smith
R - OT Nate Solder
55 - LB Brandon Spikes
19 - WR Brandon Tate
35 - DB Ross Ventrone
R - RB Shane Vereen
76 - OT Sebastian Vollmer
94 - DE Ty Warren
62 - OL Ryan Wendell
66 - DL Kade Weston
75 - DL Vince Wilfork
24 - CB Jonathan Wilhite
R - DB Malcolm Williams
99 - DL Mike Wright
Also, three players from Navy on the Reserve/Military list: WR Tyree Barnes, RB Eric Kettani and WR Shun White
That makes a whopping grand total of 53 54 players in the New England Patriots organization that have never been part of another NFL team. I don't know about you, but I'm a bit surprised the number is that high.
edit: I figured there was a good chance I'd make at least one mistake any somebody would take me to task for that. Kudos to "Triumph" for noticing my egregious omission of the most senior player on this list, Kevin Faulk. I'd also like to congratulate "BradyFTW" for apparently doing the best on this quiz, getting all but just four players correct.
