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.
[2] Professional sports franchises, including the Patriots, retire uniform numbers to recognize the contributions that a player has made towards the team.
Dee also scored the first touchdown in the AFL, recovering a fumble in the end zone against the Buffalo Bills.
Cappelletti played wide receiver and kicker for 11 seasons with the Patriots, leading the AFL in scoring five times.
Widely considered to be the greatest player to ever play the game, Brady led the Patriots dynasty during his time there, winning 6 Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, and LIII), and making the playoffs in every year in which he started a game (with the exceptions of 2002, and 2008, when he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Week 1).