At long last, a player drafted and developed by Bill Belichick is headed for Canton.
In his fourth year on the ballot, Richard Seymour, the sixth overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, finally made the cut for the Pro Football Hall of Fame following a 12-year NFL career, which included three Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots.
Seymour spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Patriots before he was traded to the Oakland Raiders, where he spent the final four. In all, Seymour was a seven-time Pro Bowler -- five times with New England -- and three-time First-Team All-Pro, all in Foxboro.