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.

We went back and made a list of our Top 5 drafts in the Patriots history. And the 2016 class will have some big shoes to fill.

Mike Reiss the Patriots most respected beat writer has teamed with NE legend Troy Brown to write the most definitive, can’t-put-down work on Brown’s career

Head Coach Pete Carroll knows that it’s still not safe to take the Jets lightly.