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New England Patriots Players
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 2024 NFL season. A *Rabih Abdullah *Bobby Abrams *Ron Acks *Bob Adams (American football), Bob Adams *George Adams (American football), George Adams *Julius Adams *Phillip Adams (American football), Phillip Adams *Sam Adams Sr. *Titus Adams *Tucker Addington *Tom Addison *Nelson Agholor *Ray Agnew *Danny Aiken *Kamar Aiken *Sam Aiken *Hakim Akbar *Chris Akins *Eric Alexander (American football), Eric Alexander *Rogers Alexander *Don Allard *Dwayne Allen *Marvin Allen (running back), Marvin Allen *Ryan Allen (American football), Ryan Allen *Terry Allen (running back), Terry Allen *Danny Amendola *Jason Andersen *Bobby Anderson (American football), Bobby Anderson *Calvin Anderson *Darren Anderson (American football), Darren Anderson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a NFL preseason, three-week preseason in August, followed by the NFL regular season, 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one Bye (sports), bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference, including the four division winners and three Wild card (sports), wild card teams, advance to the NFL playoffs, playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which culminates in the Super Bowl, played in early February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Aiken
Daniel Lee Aiken (born August 28, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers after a prep year at Fork Union Military Academy. Early life While attending Cave Spring High School, Aiken lettered in football. During his high school career, he played on the defensive line, at quarterback, and in his early years on junior varsity he played offensive line. At quarterback in his senior year, he led the Knights to a 9–1 regular season record. Their only loss coming against the Salem Spartans (state champions that year) who won the game 7–6 in a controversial finish. The Knights finished the year with a 1–1 playoff record, defeating Brookville (led by future Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas) in the regional semifinals before falling in the regional championship game to top-see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Andersen
Jason Andersen (born September 3, 1977, as Jason Young) is an American former professional football center who played for four seasons with the New England Patriots National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Early life Andersen attended Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, California. In High School he lettered in football, basketball, and track. In football he was a two-time all-league and all-county selection as an offensive and defensive tackle and long snapper. In basketball he was a two-time all-league center. Andersen was recruited to play for BYU. College career After graduating from high school, Andersen attended BYU, where he played multiple positions on the offensive line. In his sophomore and junior season, he played mainly right guard, with some games as right tackle. In his senior season, he played as center. Professional career Andersen was drafted in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Amendola
Daniel James Amendola ( ; born November 2, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football wide receiver. He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Texas Tech Red Raiders and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2008. After spending his entire rookie season on the Cowboys' practice squad, Amendola then spent part of the 2009 season on the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles before being signed by the St. Louis Rams. With the Rams, he began his career as an active player over four seasons. Amendola then spent the next five seasons with the New England Patriots where he appeared in three Super Bowls, winning two. He then had stints with the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans over the final four seasons of his career. In 2023, Amendola began a coaching position as an assistant/returners coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Early life Amendola attended The Woodlands High School in The Woodland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Allen (running Back)
Terry Thomas Allen Jr. (born February 21, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Allen played college football for the Clemson Tigers. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL draft. Between 1992 and 1996, Allen had four consecutive seasons of rushing for 1,000 or more yards, minus the 1993 season which he missed completely due to an injury. Terry is married to Annette Allen and they have two daughters, Shayna and Haley Allen. Professional career Minnesota Vikings During Allen's rookie season, he was the second string running back behind Herschel Walker. The next season, the Vikings named Allen as the starter, and he rushed for 1,201 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also caught 49 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns. In the summer of 1993, Allen tore his ACL in practice and missed the entire 1993 season. In 1994, Allen returned. Despite dealing with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Allen (American Football)
Ryan Allen (born February 28, 1990) is an American former professional football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL). He is best known for being the starting punter for the New England Patriots for six seasons, during which he won three Super Bowls and was the Patriots’ longest serving starting punter of the Bill Belichick era. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Allen won twice the Ray Guy Award in 2011 and 2012, and also was a unanimous All-American in 2012. He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2013 NFL draft. Early life Allen attended West Salem High School in Salem, Oregon, where he played on the football team for two years as a punter/ kicker. In 2007, he was named to the all-state first team. College career In 2008, Allen walked on at Oregon State along with fellow punter Johnny Hekker. As a freshman, he was redshirted. He did not play in 2009 as he remained b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Allen (running Back)
Marvin Allen (born November 23, 1965) is an American professional football executive and former player who currently serves as the assistant general manager for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Before his executive career, he played running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense ... and was selected by the Patriots in the 11th round of the 1988 NFL draft, a team he would play four seasons for. After retiring from playing, Allen worked in the New England Patriots' personnel department from 1993 through 2008. In 2009, he left New England for the Atlanta Falcons, working there through the 2013 NFL season. From 2013 through 2016, he was the Kansas City Chief's Director of College Scouting. In 2017, he was a National Scout for the Buffalo Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwayne Allen
Dwayne Lamont Allen (born February 24, 1990) is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, where he won the John Mackey Award as a junior, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. Allen spent his first five seasons with the Colts and was a member of the New England Patriots in his final two. During his Patriots tenure, he made two consecutive Super Bowl appearances and won Super Bowl LIII. Early life Allen was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, and played high school football for the Terry Sanford Bulldogs. During his career, he had 68 receptions for 1,257 yards. College career Allen attended Clemson University, where he played for the Clemson Tigers football team from 2008 to 2011. He was redshirted in 2008. In 2009, he started six of 14 games a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Allard
Donald J. Allard (April 21, 1936 – May 4, 2002) was an American college and professional football quarterback selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1959 NFL draft. He played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the American Football League for the New York Titans in 1961 and the Boston Patriots in 1962, in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 to 1960 and the Montreal Alouettes from 1961 to 1962, and in the Atlantic Coast Football League with the Boston/New Bedford Sweepers from 1964 to 1965. He was the highest-drafted Boston College Eagles football player in school history until Matt Ryan in 2008. See also * List of American Football League players This is a list of players who appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the American Football League (AFL). A * Bud Abell * Ray Abruzzese * Ken Adamson * Tom Addison * Ben Agajanian * Harold Akin * Ted Alflen * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogers Alexander
Rogers Bernard Alexander (born August 11, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and New England Patriots. He played college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ... for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was selected by the Jets in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL draft. References 1964 births Living people Players of American football from Washington, D.C. American football linebackers DeMatha Catholic High School alumni Penn State Nittany Lions football players New York Jets players New England Patriots players 20th-century American sportsmen {{linebacker-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Alexander (American Football)
Eric Vonkey Alexander (born February 8, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns. Early life Alexander attended Stephen F. Austin High in Port Acres, Texas, where he played football as a running back and safety while also participating in baseball and track and field. He was twice named a member of The Port Arthur News Super Team and was an honorable All-State mention before graduating in 2000. College career Alexander attended Louisiana State University beginning in 2000. In his first three seasons with the Tigers, he was a backup safety and special teams contributor. Alexander moved to linebacker before his senior season in 2003 and recorded 65 tackles and five sacks in LSU's BCS Championship season. Profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Akins
Christopher Drew Akins (born November 29, 1976) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins. He played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Early life Akins attended Hall High School, where he lettered in football and Track and field athletics track. As a senior, he received Arkansas player of the year, All-Conference, All-State, and All-American honors, after recording 117 total tackles (85 solo), 17 passes defensed and 4 interceptions. In Track and field athletics track, he was a two-time All-State selection and set school records in the 100 meters (10.33 seconds) and the 200 meters.he also has a few siblings Lorenzo Akins Terri Akins, and some grandchildren like Kylan Akins and Lorenzo Akins and Jalyn Akins. College career Akins accepted a football scholarship from the University of Arkansas. As a soph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
