I have been a Pats fan since the very beginning, and I have only ever bought two Patriots jersies: Tom Brady and Tedy Bruschi. 'Nuff said.
He was always such a class act, from the way he represented himself and didn't try to take the team for every last dollar even when he was a Pro-Bowler, to having the courage to return after a stroke, to having the dignity to accept a diminished role. Tedy Bruschi will always be a true New England Patriot and one of the few in this era of shorter rookie contracts and free agency who played his entire career with one team.
Good luck Tedy, in whatever you decide to do, you're a man amongst boys.