- Joined
- Aug 13, 2005
- Messages
- 19,243
- Reaction score
- 12,770
Today in Patriots History
I could not find much of anything notable for May 24, other than being a great excuse to re-watch the Patriots come back from a 24-0 deficit to defeat the Broncos. At the time that was the largest comeback in franchise history, and is still second in team history behind only the 28-3 deficit in Super Bowl 51 versus Atlanta.
New England Patriots Biggest Comebacks | Pro-Football-Reference.com
New England Patriots biggest Comebacks
www.pro-football-reference.com
Happy 35th birthday to Tony Carter
Born May 24, 1986 in Tallahassee, FL
Patriot CB, 2010; uniform #29
Signed to the practice squad on September 7, 2010
After being waived-injured by Denver, the Pats signed Tony Carter to their practice squad in early September of 2010. When Jonathan Wilhite was placed on IR with a hip injury, Carter was promoted to the 53-man roster in mid-December. The former Florida State Seminole appeared in two of those three final regular season games, with a final stat line consisting of one tackle.
The Pats released Carter just prior to the start of the 2011 training camp, and he later re-signed with Denver. Carter and is probably most well known for being on the wrong side of a return team miscommunication in November of 2013.
The 7-3 Patriots hosted 9-1 Denver in Week 12 of 2013 on Sunday Night Football. All the hype for Brady vs Manning #14 fizzled early, as the Pats fumbled the ball away on each of their first three possessions. The rest of the half wasn't much better: three punts, a turnover on downs, and a 24-0 halftime deficit.
The second half was a complete reversal, with New England scoring TDs on each of their first four possessions, and 31 unanswered points. Denver tied it up on a pass to Demaryius Thomas with 3:06 left to play to force overtime. On the cold (22°, six-below wind chill, 22 mph wind) night the Patriots elected to go with the wind at their backs in OT rather than receive, and that decision eventually paid off.
With just over three minutes left to play in overtime the Pats were forced to punt after three straight incomplete passes. Wes Welker - at this point a Denver Bronco - was the return man. Carter was also on Denver's return unit, and Welker made a very late call that he would not catch the punt, alerting the return team to clear away from the ball. But by that time Carter was too close, moving too fast, and the ball bounced and hit him - and Nate Ebner recovered. The play set up a 34-31 game-winning field goal by Stephen Gostkowski to cap the comeback with just two minutes left.
Patriots storm back from 24-0, beat Denver Broncos
Peyton Manning and Tom Brady have played a number of classics over the years, but they never have played a game quite like the one that happened on Sunday night.
Classic Manning faces at 4:02 and 4:48
Tony Carter played in 50 NFL games (including five in the postseason) from 2009 to 2015. He scored three touchdowns, two on fumble returns and one on an interception.
Happy 50th birthday to Troy Barnett
Born May 24, 1971 in Jacksonville, NC
Patriot DE, 1994-1996; uniform #98
Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 3, 1994
Troy Barnett defied football odds twice: first as a walk-on at UNC, and then making an NFL (Pats) roster as an undrafted rookie. He was the Patriots starting DE in 1995 and overall appeared in 31 games for New England, with 15 starts. Bill Parcells called him 'technology' for his prowess in that area, which served him well in his post-NFL career.
Troy Barnett: Gladiator, Fixer, Computer Geek
Barnett was one of the first active players to take advantage of the NFL’s Career Internship at Reebok International for two off seasons. Without any formal education or training in Information Technology (IT), Barnett developed a passion for working with computers during his internship experience.
Determination and work ethic–two skills developed through playing football–helped Barnett transform into a competent IT professional. Legendary coach Bill Parcells admired Barnett’ s commitment and nicknamed him “laptop.” Barnett’s willingness to work as an intern during the NFL offseason paid off as evidenced by Reebok offering him a full-time job in IT immediately following his retirement from football. From 1998 to 2006 Barnett climbed the ladder in various roles at Reebok.
He moved to rival company Under Armour in 2007 and currently serves as the Senior Director of Corporate Services/Business Relationship Management (BRM) Lead. Barnett supports 5 corporate service functional areas and is blazing a trail as a “fixer” in IT.
Expert contribution | Troy Barnett | CIOReview
Troy Barnett, Senior Director, Corporate Services IT BRM Lead for Under Armour, Inc., is responsible for supporting and guiding Senior Leadership to improve, simplify, deploy and evaluate their business processes and technology strategies to create a competitive advantage for Under Armour in the...
Happy 28th birthday to Nelson Agholor
Born May 24, 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria
Patriot WR, 2021-; uniform #tbd
Signed as a veteran free agent on March 19, 2021
Nelson Agholor has played in 92 games over six NFL seasons. He has 272 receptions for 3,411 yards and 26 touchdowns. 2020 was his best season as a pro, with 896 yards receiving, eight touchdowns, 18.7 yards per reception and 10.9 yards per pass attempt.
Other pro football players born on May 24 with New England area connections:
Tom Lynch, 67 (5/24/55)
Lynch grew up on the south shore, attending Whitman-Hanson High School and Boston College. He was a 2nd round pick by Seattle in '77 and played guard for the Seahawks and Bills from 1977-84.
Tom Lynch | Certified Financial Planner
Tom Lynch (1988) - Varsity Club Hall of Fame - Boston College Athletics
Tom Lynch, Class: 1977 Induction: 1988 Sport(s): Football - An outstanding offensive lineman who starred at both tackle and guard positions during his highly-acclaimed
bceagles.com
Al Cannava (5/24/24)
Al grew up in Medford and went to Boston College. The HB/DB played briefly for the Packers in 1950 before deciding to step away from pro football, and instead go into a local dry cleaning business with his brothers.
ANTHONY CANNAVA Obituary (1924 - 2017) - Medford, MA - Boston Globe
View ANTHONY L. "AL" CANNAVA's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
www.legacy.com
Swede Youngstrom (5/24/1897)
Swede grew up in Waltham and went to Dartmouth College. He was an offensive lineman for several teams in the twenties, playing in 96 games.
289. Swede Youngstrom
One of the better Guards of the early days of football, Swede Youngstrom, was the stabilizing force behind the Buffalo All-American/Bisons teams that twice came within a game of the NFL Championship. Twice a First Team All-Pro (1923 & 1924), the expert Lineman was one of the best at his si...
May 24 is also the birth date of Derrick Gaffney, Jabbar's father.
