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• Author: Brown, Steve
• Position: Sports

Byline: Steve Brown

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

How They Were Built

Draft

2000 -- QB Tom Brady, 6th-B

2004 -- DT Vince Wilfork, 1st-A

2006 -- K Stephen Gostkowski 4th-B

2008 -- WR Matthew Slater 5th

2009 -- T Sebastian Vollmer, 2nd-D; WR Julian Edelman, 7th-A

2010 -- S Devin McCourty, 1st; TE Rob Gronkowski, 2nd-A

2011 -- T Nate Solder, 1st; RB Shane Vereen, 2nd-B; T Marcus Cannon, 5th-A

2012 -- DE Chandler Jones, 1st-A; LB Dont'a Hightower, 1st-B; S Tavon Wilson, 2nd; S Nate Ebner, 6th

2013 -- LB Jamie Collins, 2nd-A; CB Logan Ryan, 3rd-A; S Duron Harmon, 3rd-B; WR Josh Boyce, 4th-A

2014 -- QB Jimmy Garoppolo, 2nd; C Bryan Stork, 4th-A; RB James White 4th-B; T Cameron Fleming, 4th-C; DE Zach Moore, 6th-B

Free Agents

2008 -- C Ryan Wendell; G Dan Connolly

2009 -- CB Kyle Arrington; DE Rob Ninkovich

2012 -- RB Brandon Bolden; RB James Develin; TE Michael Hoomanawanui

2013 -- P Ryan Allen; T Jordan Devey; G Josh Kline; DT Joe Vellano; DT Sealver Siliga

2014 -- CB Malcolm Butler; S Patrick Chung; DB Darrelle Revis; RB LeGarrette Blount; RB Jonas Gray; LB Darius Fleming; WR Brian Tyms; DT Alan Branch

Unrestricted Free Agents

2012 -- CB Brandon Browner (Seattle)

2013 -- WR Danny Amendola (St. Louis)

2014 -- WR Brandon LaFell (Carolina)

Trade

2014 -- LB Jonathan Casillas and TE Tim Wright (Tampa Bay); LB Akeem Ayers (Detroit)

Waiver

2011 -- C Danny Aiken (Buffalo)

2013 -- LB Chris White (Detroit); DT Chris Jones (Tampa Bay)

SUPER BOWL ROSTERS

(Subject to change)

AFC Champion

New England Patriots Roster

Head Coach: Bill Belichick

No. Player Pos Ht Wt

3 Stephen Gostkowski K 6-1 215

6 Ryan Allen P 6-2 215

10 Jimmy Garoppolo QB 6-2 225

11 Julian Edelman WR 5-10 200

12 Tom Brady QB 6-4 225

18 Matthew Slater WR 6-0 210

19 Brandon LaFell WR 6-3 210

21 Malcolm Butler CB 5-11 190

23 Patrick Chung S 5-11 210

24 Darrelle Revis CB 5-11 198

25 Kyle Arrington CB 5-10 190

26 Logan Ryan CB 5-11 195

27 Tavon Wilson S 6-0 215

28 James White RB 5-10 205

29 LeGarrette Blount RB 6-0 250

30 Duron Harmon S 6-1 205

32 Devin McCourty S 5-10 195

34 Shane Vereen RB 5-10 205

35 Jonas Gray RB 5-10 225

38 Brandon Bolden RB 5-11 220

39 Brandon Browner CB 6-4 221

43 Nate Ebner S 6-0 210

46 James Develin RB 6-3 255

47 Michael Hoomanawanui TE 6-4 260

48 Danny Aiken C 6-4 255

50 Rob Ninkovich DE 6-2 260

52 Jonathan Casillas LB 6-1 227

54 Dont'a Hightower LB 6-3 270

55 Akeem Ayers LB 6-3 255

58 Darius Fleming LB 6-2 255

59 Chris White LB 6-3 238

61 Marcus Cannon T 6-5 335

62 Ryan Wendell...