NFL: The 10 Greatest Players in New England Patriots History

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#9 Tedy Bruschi

New England Patriots Tedy Bruschi
New England Patriots Tedy Bruschi

Tedy Bruschi played his entire NFL career with the New England Patriots after being drafted in the third round of the 1996 draft. He went on to play 189 games for the Patriots at the Linebacker position. In that time he recorded 1,110 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 12 interceptions and 11 forced fumbles. In early 2005, Bruschi suffered a stroke which threatened his NFL career.

Amazingly, he returned to the field in the October of that year and was voted the 2005 Comeback Player of the Year. During his career, Bruschi recorded 4 consecutive interceptions that were returned for touchdowns, which was a record at the time.

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He was a defensive leader for the Patriots, being named a defensive captain after his comeback from illness. Bruschi is a 3 time Super Bowl champion, a two time All-Pro and was also inducted in the Patriots Hall of Fame.

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