Today in Patriots History
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Happy 38th birthday to John Hughes
Born April 27, 1988 in Columbus, Ohio; hometown Gahannaa OH
Patriot DT, 2016; uniform #94
Signed as a free agent on September 27, 2016
Pats résumé: four days on the roster, zero games
Hughes was a third round pick by Cleveland in 2012, from Cincinnati. The Browns released Hughes just 18 months after signing him to a four-year, $14 million 2015 contract extension. On the Tuesday preceding week four of 2016 the Pats
signed Hughes, to replace the roster spot vacated after releasing DL Anthony Johnson. A mere four days later Hughes was waived, to make room for TE
Greg Scruggs. After that Hughes bounced around between Tampa, New Orleans and Buffalo. He finished his NFL career with 66 games played, with 55 of those (and all ten starts) coming during his time in Cleveland.
ESPN’s Field Yates has reported that the Patriots are signing former Cleveland defensive tackle John Hughes.
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Happy 66th birthday to Ricky Williams
Born April 27, 1960 in Santa Monica CA
Patriot RB/PR, 1983 offseason
Pats 9th round (233rd overall) selection of the 1983 draft, from Langston
Pats résumé: one offseason
The first of three NFL running backs named Ricky Williams never played for the Patriots, but did appear in
three NFL games for the Raiders, bouncing on and off their roster from 1984 to 1987. It is a challenge to find much information on our Ricky Williams, due to his having the same name as the more well known former Dolphins and Saints player of the same position, his going to an NAIA college in Oklahoma, and then playing for such a brief period of time, pre-internet. I can say that he was released by Ron Meyer quite early, on August 2: four days prior to the first 1983 preseason game. Maybe Meyer din't like being confused by three different players named Williams in training camp?
8/28/82:
New Langston Coach Unsure What To Expect
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Happy 50th birthday to Terrance Beadles
Born April 27, 1976 in Atlanta
Patriots G, 2000-01; uniform #75
Signed as an undrafted rookie from Arkansas Pine-Bluff on April 19, 2000
Pats résumé: one season on injured reserve
Aug 22, 2000:
New England added another former New York Jet Tuesday, signing linebacker Olrick Johnson. The team also released linebacker John Munch and wide receiver Tony Hamler, placed guard Terrance Beadles on injured reserve and put running back Robert Edwards on t
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Beadles, who saw time as a backup lineman early in the preseason, suffered a shoulder injury. By putting him on injured reserve, the Patriots lose him for the year but retain the rights to him.
July 21, 2001:
There is one glaring positive about the 2001 Patriots offensive line. That is, of course, that it can’t possibly be any worse than it has been the last two seasons when starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe was sacked a combined 100 times, including 45 last s
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The group is rounded out by Brown University standout Drew Inzer, Terrance Beadles and Rob Gatrell. Beadles spent last year on injured reserve and didn't help himself when he got nicked up in a recent mini-camp. Gatrell spent last year on the practice squad.
July 21, 2003:
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The New England Patriots announced the signing of free-agent defensive lineman Stephen Neal, today.
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Beadles, 25, was originally signed by the Patriots as rookie free agent on April 19, 2000. He was placed on injured reserve on Aug. 22, 2000. The 6-foot-3-inch, 300-pound lineman started 39 career games at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
In memory of Lee Roy Jordan (1941 - 2025)
Born April 27, 1941 in Excel, Alabama
Pats 2nd round (14th overall) selection of the 1961 AFL draft, from Alabama
Lee Roy Jordan also never played for the Patriots, but that is where his similarity to Ricky Williams or Terrance Beadles ends. The five-time All Pro played middle linebacker in Dallas for 14 seasons. It is a mystery why the Pats wasted a second round pick on such a high profile player, a highly touted southern native who was obviously going to choose the NFL over an upstart low-budget cold weather AFL team.
Lee Roy Jordan’s storied performance in 1963 Orange Bowl sparked Alabama’s lone win over Oklahoma
Warm Weather led Lee Roy Jordan to Cowboys
Alabama linebacker Lee Roy Jordan was the second first-round NFL Draft pick in Dallas Cowboys history. He had the choice of going to Dallas or Boston. It was a no-brainer, he said.
Lee Roy Jordan Lumber Company
Lee Roy Jordan leads the industry as one of the largest suppliers of Redwood and other fine specialty woods in eight states. A successful businessman and former Dallas Cowboy, Lee Roy Jordan's determination to be the best continues into the 21st century.
In fourteen years as a Dallas Cowboy, Lee Roy Jordan competed in three Super Bowls, was named All-Pro twice and participated in the Pro Bowl four times. As a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, the National College Hall of Fame, and the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame, Lee Roy was also inducted into the Dallas Cowboy Ring of Honor in 1990.
After a successful career in football, Lee Roy purchased "Redwood Lumber Company of Dallas", the largest exclusive dealer of redwood in the southwest that began in 1952. In 1977, after the purchase, the name was changed to "Lee Roy Jordan Redwood Lumber Company". A proven leader in Redwood products, Lee Roy Jordan has maintained the quality and diversity for not only Redwood, but other specialty woods as well.
Happy 32nd Birthday to Ukeme Eligwe
Born April 27, 1994 in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Draft Pick Trade
On April 28, 2017 the Patriots traded a draft pick that would be used on Ukeme Eligwe (5th round pick, 183rd overall) to Kansas City for TE
James O'Shaughnessy and a 6th round pick (216th overall subsequently traded, turned into OT
Conor McDermott). O'Shaugnessy was a bit of a suprise cut on roster cutdown day and never played for the Pats. McDermott was also waived, and re-signed five years later, playing in 12 games with 11 starts in his second stint from 2022-23. Eligwe played in 24 games with the Chiefs and Giants over two seasons.
