FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots will be honored by President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, which sparks memories of their previous four visits.
The first time, on April 2, 2002, was attended by 48 players, according to a Boston Globe report from that day. Most notable was the presence of quarterback Drew Bledsoe, the one-time franchise building block who had lost his starting job to the upstart Tom Brady that year.