Patriots To Honor Raymond Clayborn At Halftime On Sunday vs Texans

Robert Alvarez

6 years ago at 12:04 pm ET

David Butler II - USA TODAY Sports

2017 New England Patriots Hall of Fame inductee Raymond Clayborn will be honored one final time this season in a special halftime ceremony at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon against the Houston Texans.

Per the Patriots official press release;

“Clayborn, a Texas native who currently resides in Katy, Texas, just outside of Houston, was voted by fans as the 26th person to be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame. He was officially inducted into The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon in a ceremony on the NRG Plaza on July 29.”

“Clayborn was a three-time Pro Bowl player (1983, 1985, 1986) during his 13-year Patriots career that extended from 1977 through 1989. He was drafted by the Patriots in the first round (16th overall) out of Texas in 1977 and quickly established himself as one of the game’s best cornerbacks, as well as a superb kickoff returner. He set a franchise record with 36 career interceptions, a record which Ty Law tied in 2004 and remains today, 28 years after Clayborn finished his Patriots career. His 555 interception return yards rank second in franchise history to Law’s 583 return yards. Clayborn also returned 57 kickoffs for 1,538 yards and three touchdowns. As a rookie in 1977, he returned 28 kickoffs for 869 yards and led the NFL with a 31.0-yard return average and returned three kicks for touchdowns, both of which remain franchise records. He is one of just 20 NFL players since the 1970 merger to finish a season with a better than 30.0-yard average on kickoff returns (min. 20 returns) and is the only Patriots player to accomplish the feat. ”

Will be back in Foxborough in 4 days to be honored infront of the best fans in the land @Patriots @TheHall 🏈 #AGTG

— Raymond Clayborn (@RayClayborn26) September 20, 2017