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The Patriots lacked a steady quarterback for most of the 1980s, with five (including Grogan) starting in the 1987 season. First-round selection Tony Eason, the longest-tenured of the decade, contributed to the Patriots making their Super Bowl debut, but lasted only three seasons as the primary starter.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) for the New England Patriots franchise. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Since their founding in 1960 as the Boston Patriots, over 1,000 players, including 10 Pro Football Hall of Famers have played for the team. [1] Of those players, eight have had their uniform numbers officially retired by the organization. [2]
During the 2007 regular season, the Patriots became the only NFL team in history to win 16 games, and the first since the 1972 Miami Dolphins (in a 14-game season) to complete the regular campaign undefeated. [8] Belichick's Patriots are one of only two teams to win three Super Bowls in four years (the other being the Dallas Cowboys from 1993 ...
Eason played sparingly in 1983, but became the Patriots' starting quarterback in 1984. [76] [77] The team ended the season 8-8. [78] The Patriots, with the top pick in the 1984 NFL draft, selected Irving Fryar, a wide receiver from the University of Nebraska. [79] With Tony Eason starting at quarterback, the Patriots got off to a 5–2 start.
This category is for NFL players that played for the New England Patriots. There are separate categories for each era of the franchise: Category:Boston Patriots players (1960–1970) Category:New England Patriots players (1971–) Players should be included in each category that applies.
By the Patriots 1985 season, Eason had taken the starting quarterback position and led the Patriots to a 2–3 record initially. Coach Raymond Berry benched Eason for Grogan. The Patriots won 6 straight games behind their old quarterback, only to lose Grogan when he suffered a broken leg in Week 12 against the New York Jets. [16]
The 2020 season was the New England Patriots' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, and their 21st under head coach Bill Belichick.. It was the first season since 1999 without quarterback Tom Brady on the roster, as he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.