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Why Tedy Bruschi Sees Parallels Between 2021 Patriots, 2001 Team

These current New England Patriots remind at least one Super Bowl winner of the franchise’s famed 2001 squad.

Patriots Hall of Famer Tedy Bruschi, who was part of the franchises 2001, 2003 and 2004 Super Bowl teams, said Wednesday on WEEI’s “Merloni & Fauria” that he sees shades of ’01 in the 2021 Pats.

“I do,” Bruschi said, as transcribed by WEEI.com. “I do see the similarities in terms of the process of growth of a quarterback that was an unknown, a defense that had multiple signings that had to come together. (Mike) Vrabel was a new signing, I mean, (Roman) Phifer was new.