The New England Patriots have rostered some of the greatest players in NFL history.
All-time greats like Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, John Hannah and Adam Vinatieri made their names in New England and racked up Pro-Bowl and All-Pro recognitions before ultimately becoming some of the best to ever play their respective positions.
There are also players like Julian Edelman, Tedy Bruschi, Devin McCourty and James White, whose contributions to the franchise outweigh anything they did to be recognized in a grander capacity than that of Super Bowl rings and being beloved by all of New England.
All of those players will go down in Patriots history as some of the best to ever don the uniform, which is why they don’t have a place on this list.