Today In Patriots History August 31, 2009: Tedy Bruschi announces retirement after 13 seasons

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Today in Patriots History
Tedy Bruschi retires​

August 31, 2009:
Tedy Bruschi announces his retirement

Bruschi's Retirement Marks the End of An Era

It’s truly the end of an era.

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Bruschi Wore Patriot Badge Of Honor Well

Bill Belichick described Bruschi as a “perfect player”.

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Images of Tedy Bruschi

A reprint of a February 2005 column that encapsulates the man

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Bruschi - The Perfect Player

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Pats’ ‘perfect player’ Bruschi announces retirement

FOXBORO – The Patriots said goodbye today to a man coach Bill Belichick called “the perfect player.” Linebacker Tedy Bruschi announced his retirement after a decorated 13-year career during an emotional, heart-felt news conference…

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Bruschi announces retirement

New England Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi announced his retirement today, closing his 13-year career as one of the most productive Patriots players in the team's 50-year history.

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New England Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi announced his retirement today, closing his 13-year career as one of the most productive Patriots players in the team's 50-year history. As a team captain, Bruschi's relentless work ethic and on-field intensity helped set the tone for the entire team.​

Bruschi, 36, was originally drafted by the Patriots in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft. The Arizona product spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Patriots. Bruschi leaves the football field having played a major role in leading the Patriots to 11 winning records, including nine playoff seasons, eight division championships, five conference titles and three Super Bowl crowns. In Bruschi's 211 career games (including regular-season and playoffs), the Patriots had a 144-67 (.682) record, including a 16-6 (.727) playoff mark.​

Bruschi earned his first Pro Bowl honors following the 2004 season after co-captaining a Patriots defense that allowed just 16.25 points per game, the third fewest in franchise history. Bruschi is the only player in NFL history to return four consecutive interceptions for touchdowns and his career total of four picks returned for scores ranks second in Patriots history. He is tied for fourth in NFL history among linebackers, and Bruschi is the only Patriots linebacker to return multiple interceptions for scores in a single season (2002 and 2003).​

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Beyond his impressive numbers, fans and his peers revered him for his accomplishments off the field and for his dedication to the New England area. After Bruschi suffered a stroke in February 2005, he dedicated himself to raising funds and awareness to fight stroke along with the American Stroke Association. He established "Tedy's Team," a vehicle to help battle stroke, the number one cause of disability in the United States. Members of Tedy's Team have run in the Boston Marathon and the Falmouth Road Race and have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for stroke research.​

Bruschi played in 189 regular-season games for the Patriots, more than any other linebacker in team history, third among all defensive players and sixth overall in team history. Bruschi played in 22 career playoff games, the highest total in Patriots history and tied for the second highest total of any active player (Adam Vinatieri, 23).​

For his career, Bruschi finished with 1,134 total tackles, 30.5 sacks, 12 interceptions, including four returned for touchdowns, 62 passes defensed, 18 forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, including one returned for a touchdown and 55 special teams tackles. Bruschi averaged 105 tackles over the last six seasons. His 2003-2008 total of 631 stops are the most on the team over that span. Over that time, the Patriots allowed an average of 17.25 points per game, the second best total in the NFL.​

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Nobody ever gave more than Tedy. He played with maximum effort on each and every play. He contributed greatly on championship teams, and he still defends the flag like he was playing. Bravo, Tedy Bruschi

 

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Today in Patriots History
Gino Cappelletti retires​

August 31, 1971:
Gino Cappelletti holds a press conference announcing his retirement


The Duke stated that the decision to retire after 11 seasons was "partly the Patriots and partly mine." Gino was the last of the original Boston Patriots, was one of 20 players active for all of the American Football League's ten years, and one of just three, along with legends George Blanda and Jim Otto, that played in every single one of their team's AFL games, and was the 1964 AFL MVP.

Mr. Patriot was the AFL's all-time leading scorer with 1,130 points (42 TDs, 176 FGs, and 342 PATs) and among the AFL's top-10 all-time receivers in yards and receptions. Cappelletti had two of the top-five scoring seasons in professional football history, with 155 points in 1964 and 147 points in 1961 (14-game seasons). His Patriots team scoring record lasted until it was broken by Adam Vinatieri on December 5, 2005. At the time of his death in 2022, Cappelletti was the Patriots' 12th all-time-leading receiver in receptions with 292 catches and 10th in receiving yards with 4,589 yards. He was fifth in Patriots history in receiving touchdowns with 42, and had the second-most field goal attempts (333) in team history behind Stephen Gostkowski.

Left to right: Larry Garron, Patriots' first PR director, Gerry Moore, and Gino Cappelletti.
Photo from a preseason training camp in the 1960s.​

Cappy was the second AFL player to record three interceptions (off Tom Flores) in a regular-season game, scored 18 points or more in a game ten times, and scored 20 or more points in a game eight times. He also set the AFL single-game record by scoring 28 points in the Patriots' 42–14 rout of Houston on December 18, 1965. Cappelletti is the only player in pro football history to run for a two-point conversion, throw for a two-point conversion, catch a pass, intercept a pass, return a punt, and return a kickoff in the same season. He once kicked six field goals (without a miss) in a 39–10 win at Denver on October 4, 1964, and was one of only two AFL kickers to connect on at least four field goals in each of three consecutive games.

The 1960 Boston Patriots​

Patriots Hall of Fame WR/K Gino Cappelletti Passes Away at 89 | The Patriots Hall of Fame

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Cappelletti earned the American Football League’s (AFL) 1964 Most Valuable Player award and was one of only three players to play in every game in the AFL’s 10-year history, along with Jim Otto and George Blanda. Cappelletti finished his career as the AFL’s all-time leader in points (1,100) and field goals (170).​

Cappelletti became just the second Patriots player to be inducted into the team’s hall of fame in 1992, joining John Hannah. Cappelletti was inducted along with his good friend Nick Buoniconti that year. Cappelletti spent his entire 11-year career with the Patriots from 1960 through 1970 after joining the team from the University of Minnesota. A five-time AFL All-Star selection, he led the AFL in scoring five times and holds the top two scoring seasons in AFL history with 155 points in 1964 and 147 points in 1961. He holds the Patriots single-game record for points in a game with 28 on Dec. 18, 1965 vs. Houston.​

In addition to the Patriots Hall of Fame, Cappelletti was named to the Patriots all-time team during its 50th anniversary season in 2009 and the All-AFL team in 1971.​

Cappelletti still ranks third all-time in Patriots history in scoring with 1,130 career points, as well as 10th with 292 receptions and 12th with 4,589 receiving yards.​

Following his playing career, Cappellletti spent seven seasons (1972-78) in the broadcast booth before returning to the sidelines as the special teams coach from 1979 through the 1981 season on Ron Erhardt’s staff. He returned to the broadcast booth in 1988, where he remained through the 2011 season.​

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Today in Patriots History
Ryan Mallett traded​

August 31, 2014:
Patriots trade QB Ryan Mallett to Houston, after rookie Jimmy Garoppolo surpassed the 2011 third round draft pick as Tom Brady's top backup.

REPORT: Patriots QB Mallett Traded to Texans

After an offseason of talk and a preseason that also had its' fair share of whispers, it appears that Ryan Mallett may finally be leaving town after all.

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After an offseason of talk and a preseason that also had its' fair share of whispers, it appears that Ryan Mallett may finally be leaving town after all.

According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Mallett has been traded to the Houston Texans, although no terms of the trade of have been released just yet.

The move reunites Mallett with former Patriots offensive coordinator and new Texans head coach Bill O'Brien. O'Brien also held the role of quarterbacks coach here in New England during Mallett's rookie season back in 2011.

Mallett had an up and down preseason and didn't exactly impress while he was out there, but most felt that he would remain with the Patriots during the final year of his contract, which expired after the 2014 season. Following Saturday's cuts, it seemed that he would be backing up Tom Brady for at least another season. Now it seems he'll have an opportunity to start in Houston.

UPDATE: According to several reports, New England will receive a conditional seventh round pick for Mallett based on the percentage of snaps he plays for the Texans this season, which could potentially turn the pick into a sixth round selection.

Report: Ryan Mallett Traded to Houston for late pick

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Lee Schechter ?@LeeSchechter now
RT @RapSheet: Ryan Mallett has been traded to the #Texans, source says

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A starting QB for a 6th disgusting.
BB really helping out his friend.

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A SIXTH ROUNDER???

Who the #$%& could you possibly expect to get with a #$%&ing 6TH ROUNDER???

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So it seems the consensus is that Mallett looked like garbage and the Patriots should have cut him rather than wasting the roster spot, and that Houston totally fleeced BB by only giving up a 6th rounder for him.

The consensus makes my head hurt.

• patchick

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When BB finds out there's no such thing as a conditional 8th round pick he's gonna be wicked pissed!

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Terms: The #Texans traded a 2016 conditional 7th round pick for #Patriots QB Ryan Mallett, source said.

Has to take 40% of snaps for that pick to become a sixth. Don't know whether the sixth is 2015 or 16

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Today in Patriots History
The end of Tebowmania​

August 31, 2013:
The Patriots waive 13 players in order to get down to the roster limit of 53, a list that included QB Tim Tebow

Patriots Release QB Tim Tebow

With the final roster deadline looming, it appears the Patriots have decided to save a roster spot and are going with two quarterbacks this season.

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With the final roster deadline looming, it appears the Patriots have decided to save a roster spot and are going with two quarterbacks this season.​

The bad news is, it looks like Tim Tebow unfortunately is the odd man out.​

ESPN reported Saturday that the team has released Tebow, ending what has certainly been one of the more interesting preseasons in quite some time.​

Tebow had his fair share of ups and downs, including a 1-of-7 for -1 yards and an interception during his second outing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He sat out the team's third game against the Lions, and then played the entire second half Thursday night against the New York Giants. In that game he played better than he had during the entire exhibition season, finishing 6-of-11 for 91 yards and two touchdowns, although he did throw an interception.​

Overall he finished 11-of-30 (37%) for 145 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions and was sacked 7 times.​

Tebow released

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There is a God.

• Mack Herron

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I'm actually a little shocked. Not that I think this is a bad thing at all. I just think that he would have been released a lot earlier if he was gonna be.

Thank god, the Tebow era is over. Time to move on.

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na na na na na na na na hey hey hey good bye to all the teblowers.

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Yup. Just saw it on college gameday.

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