Happy Birthday to The Duke, Gino Cappelletti. Mr. Patriot turns 83, born on this day in 1934 in Keewatin Minnesota. With all due respect to the GOAT, nobody embodies the entire history of the Patriot franchise more than this legend. His absence from the Pro Football Hall of Fame is shameful, something that will hopefully be rectified before it is too late for him to be honored in person.

Today in New England Patriots’ franchise history we celebrate the birthdays of Stephen Belichick, Glenn Gronkowski, Niko Koutouvides, Luther Henson and Willie Porter.

Today’s installment of the history of the New Patriot franchise includes seven birthdays. Most notable among this group for their play on the field are defensive lineman Richard Bishop and running back Sammy Morris. First though we begin with an original Boston Patriot who lived long enough to see the Pats win a Superbowl.

Former Patriots center Bryan Stork sat out the 2016 season after his time in New England ended, and it sounds like his days in the NFL might be over.

It is a long slow off-season so let us commemorate the history of the Patriots’ franchise with birthday salutes. Today’s entries dig deep into the archives. Kudos if you remember the majority of these players.

Tyler Gaffney showed a lot of promise during last year’s preseason but on Monday he became a player looking for a new football team.

Bouchette wrote that Hightower “did the Steelers a favor” by rejecting their offer, calling him “overhyped’ and “overrated”.

Butler is not an unrestricted free agent. He’s still restricted and essentially belongs to New England for at least the 2017 season.

The Patriots have always favored the 3-Cone Drill. The 3-Cone is used to evaluate the agility, quickness, and fluidity of movement of players.

Depending on the source, Garoppolo is a shoo-in to the be the next QB for the Browns, 49ers or Bears….or not being on the trading block at all.

Rookie Cyrus Jones reflects on the struggles from his rookie season in Instagram post.

it is amazing how Belichick the GM has developed his players, especially the ones who played such a key role in the 5th Super Bowl win.

Tom Brady devotes Instagram post to his mother following her arrival to Houston for Super Bowl.

Patriots fans will have the chance to send their team off in style on Monday as the team will hold a send-off rally at Gillette Stadium before the players board the bus for the final time and head off to Houston in advance of next Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown against the Falcons.

When the Patriots face the Falcons in Houston in just under two weeks, it appears that they’ll have a little history on their side.

Tedy Bruschi chosen as the New England Patriots honorary team captain for the ninth time.

Best social media postings from the Patriots AFC Divisional round victory over the Houston Texans.

It was the little big men for the Patriots, Dion Lewis and Julian Edelman who did the damage for the Pats offense.

Rob Gronkowski provides recovery update leading up to Patriots first playoff game.

The Patriots will methodically do what they need to do to win, while also minimizing opportunities for Houston to come away with an upset victory. Houston has had issues this season with their special teams coverage. That could set the Patriots up with a short field and a quick score. Once the Pats take a lead this Texan team is in trouble. Their offense does not have the talent to keep up with the Patriots.

Julian Edelman named AFC Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in a victory over the Miami Dolphins.

Former New England Patriot corner Ty Law has been named as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Saturday night is definitely all right, and the Patriots will be front and center as they begin their playoff run in two weeks.

The Patriots defense allowed the least amount of points in the NFL this season with 250, it was also the third lowest amount of the Bill Belichick era.

With three touchdown passes Brady added some very impressive milestones to his already legendary resume. The quarterback set an all-time NFL record for the best touchdown to interception ratio (14:1) in a single season with his 28th TD against just two picks. Brady also set an NFL record with 254 pass attempts on the road without an interception.