July 10 in Pats History: Sea Bass

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Today in Patriots History
Sea Bass​

Happy 37th birthday to Sebastian Vollmer
Born July 10, 1984 in Dusseldorf, Germany
Patriot OT, 2009-2016; uniform #76
Pats 2nd round (58th overall) selection of the 2009 draft, from Houston

• 88 regular season games played, with 80 starts
• 10 playoff games, all as a starter
• two Super Bowl rings (SB49, SB51)
• 2nd team All Pro, 2010

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Sebastian Vollmer - Football - University of Houston Athletics

Sebastian Vollmer (59) Offensive Lineman - Career | 2008 Game-by-Game | 2007 Game-by-Game - 2008 All-Conference USA First Team- 2007 All-Conference USA Honorable

uhcougars.com

May 16, 2017:

LOOK: Former Patriots tackle Sebastian Vollmer has lost 75 pounds since last year

Vollmer sat out the 2016 season and is now retired

www.cbssports.com

Sebastian Vollmer spent seven years playing tackle for the New England Patriots. When Vollmer was on the team, the Patriots listed him at 6-foot-8 and 320 pounds.​

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Vollmer dealt with various injuries throughout the 2016 offseason, and toward the end of training camp, the Patriots placed him on the physically unable to perform list. That move mandated that he miss the first six games of the season, but the seriousness of his hip and shoulder issues wound up keeping him out for the entire season anyway. Vollmer was then released in March.​

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He surfaced again on Tuesday for an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio, and well, he's down from 320 pounds to 245 pounds. Check it:​

March 18, 2019:

Former Patriots' 320-Pound Offensive Lineman Sebastian Vollmer is Now Completely Ripped

Cover Photo: Getty Images The NFL has quite a few storied traditions, but perhaps none are as fun as the retired lineman suddenly getting into incredible...

www.fanduel.com

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July 21, 2018:

Sebastian Vollmer, Wes Welker, Rob Ninkovich, and what life’s been like after football - The Boston Globe

The three former Patriots are leading productive lives since their playing careers ended.

www.bostonglobe.com

Vollmer, like Ninkovich, has remained in the New England area and is just starting to find his post-football life. He works out first thing each morning, spends lots of time with his wife and young kids, and works with a few charities and local businesses. Vollmer also moonlights as an NFL broadcaster for German-language TV back in his home country.​

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“We all played for a long time, assumed a risk to a certain degree, but I can’t worry about it. I can’t worry today what might happen tomorrow in 10, 20, 50 years,” he said. “Yeah, you probably try to stay active. But I think even if you didn’t play, you shouldn’t give up on reading and Sudoku.”​

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He carries plenty of pain from his eight NFL seasons — lingering back, shoulder and hip injuries, a broken leg, arthritis. But he is also fit and trim — he lost so much weight right after retirement, 75 pounds, that he has put about 15 back on.​

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“Certain things I won’t be able to do and I’m in pain every day, but there’s also a lot of things I can do, so I try to concentrate on the good things, and that’s the way I’m doing it,” he said. Football “worked for me, and I don’t regret it one bit.”​

Tom Brady Tries to Speak German in Sebastian Vollmer's School of German


Tom Brady Learns to Yell in German | Vollmer’s School of German
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Today in Patriots History
David Andrews​

Happy 29th birthday to David Andrews
Born July 10, 1992 in Jones Creek, Georgia
Patriot center, 2015-present; uniform #60
Acquired as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 8, 2015, from Georgia

David Andrews has played in 72 regular season games with 69 starts over six seasons with the Patriots. He is also played in eleven playoff games, with the Pats going 9-2 in those contests. With the exception of 2019 (when he missed the entire season due to career threatening blood clots in his lungs), Andrews has been a steady performer, anchoring the New England offensive line. In those five other seasons he has played in 83 out of 92 games, logging 4,694 offensive snaps.

The Patriots signed David to a three year, $9 million contract extension after his second year in the NFL, and this past offseason fans were happy to see that New England avoided a free agent loss by re-signing him to a four year, $19 million contract through the 2024 season.

2014: On a Georgia Bulldogs team that included Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb and Malcolm Mitchell, David Andrews was team's highest individual award.

UGA holds awards gala, David Andrews named team MVP

The Georgia Bulldogs handed out team awards over the weekend and senior center David Andrews took home the night's most prestigious award.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

Jan 30, 2018:

Georgia product David Andrews makes another Super Bowl appearance

David Andrews, after going undrafted coming out of Georgia, has grown into his position as the chief protector of New England quarterback Tom Brady.

www.albanyherald.com

Jan 23, 2019:

Patriots center David Andrews, a Georgia native, is going home . . . to work - The Boston Globe

Born and raised in Georgia, the burly offensive lineman doesn’t anticipate having much free time in Atlanta.

www.bostonglobe.com

Feb 5, 2019:

David Andrews - Undrafted to Super Bowl - University of Georgia Athletics

In the spring of 2015, David Andrews had concluded his eligibility at Georgia but was about as down as a football player could be.

georgiadogs.com

March 11, 2019:

'Scarnecchia Effect' helps Patriots offensive linemen cash in

Longtime offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia has increased the value of plenty of players during his 34-year career in New England.

www.espn.com

March 20, 2020:

David Andrews on his health, Georgia's future

New England Patriot and former Georgia Bulldog center David Andrews entered fall camp in 2019 last August and knew something was just not right. Anyone that knows

247sports.com

March 18, 2021:

David Andrews is returning to the Patriots

David Andrews is returning to the Patriots

www.providencejournal.com

March 20, 2021:

The team-friendly deal that brought David Andrews back to New England

David Andrews surprised everybody Thursday night, when he returned to the Patriots despite earlier reports he would be leaving New England in free agency

985thesportshub.com

David Andrews (C): Bio, News, Stats & more

David Andrews was re-signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent on March 22, 2021 ... Originally signed by New England as a rookie free agent (5/8/15).

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Today in Patriots History
Akeem Ayers​

Happy 32nd birthday to Akeem Ayers
Born July 10, 1989 in Los Angeles
Patriot LB, 2014; uniform #52
Acquired in a trade with Tennessee on October 21, 2014

Prior to week eight of the 2014 season, after Jerod Mayo was placed on injured reserve the Patriots acquired Akeem Ayers and a seventh round pick, in exchange for only a sixth round draft pick. Even though he was a one-year rental, that was an incredibly good deal.

After having been inactive in five out of seven games with the Titans, Ayers played in all remaining nine games for the Pats, with four starts, In that time he had four sacks, 22 total tackles, one interception and one pass defensed. Akeem was on the field for 382 defensive snaps in those nine games with the Patriots, including a high of 74 in a 43-21 victory over Denver. Ayers also played in all three playoff games, earning a ring for the Super Bowl victory over Seattle (including making the tackle on Marshawn Lynch at the one yard line).

Early in 2015 free agency Ayers signed with the Rams; he last played with the Giants late in 2017. The Pats had brought Ayers in for a workout early in the 2017 season, but did not sign him. Akeem Ayers played in 100 NFL games over seven NFL seasons, recording 320 tackles and 15½ sacks.

Check out Ayers' autobiography here: Proving Myself | The Players' Tribune

Oct 21, 2014:

Titans' Akeem Ayers traded to Patriots

Ayers was a second round pick by the Titans in the 2011 NFL Draft

www.tennessean.com

March 12, 2015:

Akeem Ayers was critical piece for Patriots, who revived his stock

The brief partnership between Akeem Ayers and the New England Patriots was mutually beneficial for both parties.

www.espn.com

Sept 1, 2015:

Akeem Ayers talks about his career-making season with the Patriots

Akeem Ayers came to New England in Week 8 last year a talented but banged-up defender on the NFL bubble after three up and down seasons. He left it with a revived career after playing an integral role in bringing the region its fourth Super Bowl win.

www.boston.com

Akeem Ayers - Football - UCLA

Akeem Ayers (10) Linebacker - 2010 - Season captain ... Earned second-team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation ... One of five Butk...

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Oct 8, 2016:

Colts' Akeem Ayers left hometown to find a home

IndyStar Colts Insider Stephen Holder will talk with a member of the team each week for a wide-ranging, offbeat conversation that sheds light on their personality, background and interests.

www.indystar.com

Jan 6, 2018:

NY Giants Akeem Ayers 'owes landlord $80,000 in rent and damages'

NFL player Akeem Ayers was allegedly evicted from his California rental home after his landlord said he 'trashed' the house and stopped paying rent, leaving behind an $80,000 bill in rent and damages

www.dailymail.co.uk

Jan 24, 2015 foreshadowing:

Lady Indians score 12 goals on Lancaster

The Waxahachie Lady Indians varsity soccer team crushed the Lancaster Lady Tigers, 12-0 on Friday in a district match at home. The Lady Indians had one player score a hat trick, where one player sc…

www.providencejournal.com

 

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Today in Patriots History
Training Camp at Bryant College

July 10, 1976: the first day the Pats ever trained at Bryant College (1976-2002)​

Happy 33rd birthday to Antonio Brown
Born July 10, 1988 in Miami
Patriot WR, 2019; uniform #17
Signed as a free agent on September 20, 2019

For all that has been written about AB, it is easy to overlook the fact that he only played one game for the Patriots. I would have really loved to have seen what the Pats could have accomplished with him, Josh Gordon and Julian Edelman for a full 2019 season. The four-time All Pro, seven-time Pro Bowler ranks second among active NFL players with 886 receptions, and third with 11,746 yards receiving.

Steelers' Antonio Brown, at W&M camp, has become arguably the NFL's best receiver

But Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin would have been interested, so Brown decided to snap a selfie. In the Jimmye Laycock Football Center along side the man it was named after. With a photo honoring Tomlin in the background.

www.dailypress.com

The Patriots Seem Determined to Make Antonio Brown a Focal Point of Their Offense

Brown led all New England players in targets and receiving yards in his debut against the Dolphins on Sunday days after a former trainer filed a civil complaint that said Brown sexually assaulted and raped her

www.theringer.com

Antonio Brown’s first game for Patriots: 4 catches, 1 TD, 0 comments - The Boston Globe

Brown caught three passes on the Patriots’ first drive to help New England get started on a 43-0 rout but didn’t stick around to talk about it.

www.bostonglobe.com

Buccaneers' Antonio Brown's Probation Terminated, Battery Case Cleared

Another legal matter for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been resolved.

www.si.com

Happy 59th birthday to Mike Saxon
Born July 10, 1962 in Whittier, CA
Patriot P, 1993; uniform #7
Signed as a free agent on July 26, 1993

The Patriots signed Mike Saxon near the end of the 1993 training camp, after he had spent eight seasons with Dallas. He punted 73 times at an average of 42.4 yards that season for Bill Parcells' 5-11 team. Saxon returned to training camp with the Pats in 1994, but was beat out for the job by rookie fifth round draft pick Pat O'Neill. Saxon played in 172 regular season games and seven playoff games in his 11-year NFL career, averaging 41.7 yards per punt. He also played in seven playoff games, including Dallas' 52-17 victory over Buffalo in Super Bowl 27.

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Today in Patriots History
One NFL Game, Two Super Bowl Rings​

Happy 30th birthday to Caylin Hauptmann
Born July 10, 1991 in Los Angeles
Patriot OT, 2014-2015; uniform #68
Signed as a free agent to the practice squad on September 16, 2014

The Patriots signed Hauptmann to the practice squad just after week two in 2014, where he remained for all but one week of the rest of the season. The Pats brought him back to training camp in 2015, but he was released as part of the final roster cuts - ten days after being removed from the NFI list. Hauptmann has also been with the Browns, Seahawks and Bucs, but has only one game played on his official NFL stat line. Despite that he owns two Super Bowl rings: one with Seattle in 2013, where he was a healthy scratch for most of the season, and one with the Patriots for Super Bowl 49. Hauptmann's last appearance in the NFL was in Tampa's 2016 training camp.

Jan 23, 2014:

Catching Up with Super Bowl-Bound Caylin Hauptmann

Growing up in California, Caylin Hauptmann, like many young football players, remembers watching numerous Super Bowls. And like many young football players, Hauptmann dreamed of possibly being part of a Super Bowl. In 10 days Hauptmann will be able to live that dream as a member of the NFC...

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Happy 37th birthday to Marcus Harrison
Born July 10, 1984 in Little Rock
Patriot DT, 2011; uniform #94

After Mike Wright was placed on injured reserve in October of 2011, the Patriots signed the former Chicago Bear. He lasted all of 24 hours on the roster, replaced the next day by Sterling Moore. Marcus Harrison was re-signed the following March, but was released at the end of training camp. Harrison played in 37 NFL games from 2008-10 for Chicago, with nine starts.

Pats sign defensive tackle Marcus Harrison - UPI.com

The New England Patriots signed defensive tackle Marcus Harrison Friday.

www.upi.com

Patriots Sign DT Marcus Harrison; Release DB Phillip Adams

The New England Patriots announced today that the team has signed DT Marcus Harrison.

www.patriots.com

Bears DT Marcus Harrison finally passes physical - National Football Post

Missed first five practices of camp

nationalfootballpost.com

July 10, 2007
Patriots re-sign unrestricted free agent Troy Brown to a one-year contract. 2007 would be his 15th and final season playing for the New England Patriots.

Troy’s back with Pats

Troy Brown isn’t going anywhere. According to league sources, the wide receiver has reached agreement on a one-year deal that will bring him back to New England for a 15th season – second in …

www.bostonherald.com

July 10, 1987:
Patriots re-sign free agent Rich Camarillo. From 1981-87 he ranked in the top ten in yards per punt five times for the Pats, and was long considered to be the best punter in the history of the franchise.

Alumni Spotlight: Rich Camarillo

An NFL career that spanned 16 years and five teams. Five Pro Bowl appearances.

www.patriots.com

July 10, 1972:
New England re-signs five players: kicker Charlie Gogolak, WR Eric Crabtree, OL Mike Montler, WR Reggie Rucker and TE Roland Moss.




One other local New England area football player with a great story that was born on this date:

- Mark Roopenian, 63 (July 10, 1958); grew up in Watertown and then played a different position (TE, C, ILB and DT) in each of his four years at Boston College. As an undrafted rookie in 1982 he improbably impressed the Bills' coaches to land a roster spot - helped out in part by standing toe to toe and holding his own in one-on-one drills against the infamous Conrad Dobler. Roopenian played nose tackle, some defensive end and special teams for Buffalo.

Unfortunately on the opening kickoff of the third game of the '83 season he suffered a severe neck injury which ended his pro football playing days. In his post-football life Roopenian has had a very successful business career, directing the leasing, marketing and asset management of buildings such as the John Hancock Tower and International Place.

Mark Roopenian – Watertown Cable Access Corp.

Watertown Cable Access Corp. provides valuable information about Mark Roopenian’s athletic career in football, basketball, and track and field.

wcatv.org

DivcoWest Names Three Industry Veterans to Northpoint Development Team

DivcoWest announced the hiring of Tom Sullivan as President of the Development Division, Mark Johnson as Director of Development and Mark Roopenian as Managing Director to the firm’s development team for NorthPoint.

www.cpexecutive.com

Mark Roopenian | LinkedIn



From the way-back machine:
- Harry Wynne (1920-1989); end and defensive end played a couple years of pro football. In 1944 he had ten receptions for 205 yards with the Boston Yanks, third most on the club that year.


Some other pro football players who were born on July 10:
- Roger Craig, 61 (7/10/60); four-time Pro Bowl running back won three rings with the Niners. He led the NFL with 2,036 yards from scrimmage in 1988, and in receptions with 92 in 1985.

What Happened to 3-Time Super Bowl Champ Roger Craig?

Roger Craig had a successful NFL career and spent most of his time with the San Francisco 49ers. He won three Super Bowls with the 49ers.

www.sportscasting.com

- Darryl Talley, 61 (7/10/60); two-time Pro Bowl OLB played in 216 NFL games, mostly with Buffalo. He had 38½ career sacks and also played in 18 playoff games, but is now another victim of health issues many former players face.

Darryl Talley: One Bad Dude We All Admired - West Virginia University Athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Earlier today, West Virginia University officially retired Darryl Talley's No. 90. The East Cleveland, Ohio, native becomes only the fourth Mountaineer

wvusports.com

- Brent Alexander, 50 (7/10/71); safety played in 192 NFL games from 1994 to 2005, and once had a streak of 133 consecutive starts.

Ex-NFL player Brent Alexander to speak at academic banquet

Former NFL player Brent Alexander will speak during the Gallatin Noon Rotary Club banquet Thursday.

www.tennessean.com

- Toni Fritsch (1945-2005); was a soccer player in Austria before joining the NFL and leading the league in field goal percentage three times with the Houston Oilers.

Toni Fritsch, 60; Austrian Kicker for the Cowboys (Published 2005)

Toni Fritsch, a former soccer player for Austria's national team who was discovered overseas by the Dallas Cowboys and became a record-setting National Football League place-kicker, died Tuesday in Vienna. He was 60. Peter Klingelmueller, a spokesman for Rapid Vienna, the soccer club on...

www.nytimes.com

- Bill Gramatica, 43 (7/10/78); Martin's younger brother is most well known for an over the top celebration gone bad, following a successful first quarter field goal attempt.

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Today in Patriots History
Sea Bass​

Happy 37th birthday to Sebastian Vollmer
Born July 10, 1984 in Dusseldorf, Germany
Patriot OT, 2009-2016; uniform #76
Pats 2nd round (58th overall) selection of the 2009 draft, from Houston

• 88 regular season games played, with 80 starts
• 10 playoff games, all as a starter
• two Super Bowl rings (SB49, SB51)
• 2nd team All Pro, 2010

Sebastian Vollmer - Football - University of Houston Athletics

Sebastian Vollmer (59) Offensive Lineman - Career | 2008 Game-by-Game | 2007 Game-by-Game - 2008 All-Conference USA First Team- 2007 All-Conference USA Honorable

uhcougars.com

May 16, 2017:

LOOK: Former Patriots tackle Sebastian Vollmer has lost 75 pounds since last year

Vollmer sat out the 2016 season and is now retired

www.cbssports.com

Sebastian Vollmer spent seven years playing tackle for the New England Patriots. When Vollmer was on the team, the Patriots listed him at 6-foot-8 and 320 pounds.​

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Vollmer dealt with various injuries throughout the 2016 offseason, and toward the end of training camp, the Patriots placed him on the physically unable to perform list. That move mandated that he miss the first six games of the season, but the seriousness of his hip and shoulder issues wound up keeping him out for the entire season anyway. Vollmer was then released in March.​

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He surfaced again on Tuesday for an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio, and well, he's down from 320 pounds to 245 pounds. Check it:​

March 18, 2019:

Former Patriots' 320-Pound Offensive Lineman Sebastian Vollmer is Now Completely Ripped

Cover Photo: Getty Images The NFL has quite a few storied traditions, but perhaps none are as fun as the retired lineman suddenly getting into incredible...

www.fanduel.com

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July 21, 2018:

Sebastian Vollmer, Wes Welker, Rob Ninkovich, and what life’s been like after football - The Boston Globe

The three former Patriots are leading productive lives since their playing careers ended.

www.bostonglobe.com

Vollmer, like Ninkovich, has remained in the New England area and is just starting to find his post-football life. He works out first thing each morning, spends lots of time with his wife and young kids, and works with a few charities and local businesses. Vollmer also moonlights as an NFL broadcaster for German-language TV back in his home country.​

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“We all played for a long time, assumed a risk to a certain degree, but I can’t worry about it. I can’t worry today what might happen tomorrow in 10, 20, 50 years,” he said. “Yeah, you probably try to stay active. But I think even if you didn’t play, you shouldn’t give up on reading and Sudoku.”​

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He carries plenty of pain from his eight NFL seasons — lingering back, shoulder and hip injuries, a broken leg, arthritis. But he is also fit and trim — he lost so much weight right after retirement, 75 pounds, that he has put about 15 back on.​

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“Certain things I won’t be able to do and I’m in pain every day, but there’s also a lot of things I can do, so I try to concentrate on the good things, and that’s the way I’m doing it,” he said. Football “worked for me, and I don’t regret it one bit.”​

Tom Brady Tries to Speak German in Sebastian Vollmer's School of German


Tom Brady Learns to Yell in German | Vollmer’s School of German
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Those Vollmer school videos are hilarious.

TB - I can speak German.

SV - What?

TB - Volkswagen...... Sauerkraut

Hahaha