FOXBORO — Raymond Clayborn has long felt he belongs in the Patriots Hall of Fame, but when it was announced that Richard Seymour and Mike Vrabel were the other finalists he thought this might not be his year.
The Patriots sent a camera crew to his Texas house under the guise of putting together a “Where are they now” piece.
“I was like, ‘Why are they coming down here for this?’ ” Clayborn said. “Next thing I know, Mr. Kraft was on the phone and said, ‘Raymond, one of my favorite players. Well, Raymond, you’ve been in this Hall of Fame voting for a few years and you’ve finally got it my friend.