List of New England Patriots commemorative teams

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.

Starting in 2010, every ten years the club's Patriots Hall of Fame committee will release an all-decade team to celebrate the greatest members of the team at every position during each respective decade.

[a][1] In November 1971, fans voted on a 10-year Patriots anniversary team, which coincided with the team's 10 years in the then-defunct American Football League:[2] Additional selections for returner, special teamer, and coach were added in 2009:[3] Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

On October 22, 2020, the Patriots Hall of Fame selection committee selected a one-time "All-Dynasty Team" to celebrate the greatest members of the team at every position throughout the Patriots dynasty from 2001 to 2019:[6][1] Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

FL/K Gino Cappelletti was one of the franchise's first star players, playing from the inaugural season until the 1970 season. He then remained close to the team as broadcaster until 2012.
RB Sam "Bam" Cunningham is the franchise's all-time rushing yards leader. He was the leading rusher of the historical 1978 team, in which the Patriots achieved an NFL record 3,165 total rushing yards as a team. This league record stood until 2019 .
QB Steve Grogan was known as one of the daring players of his era, with his willingness to scramble out of the pocket. His 12 rushing touchdowns as a QB in 1976 would stand as single-season NFL-record until 2011, when Cam Newton surpassed it.
K Adam Vinatieri began his long and storied career with the Patriots, completing multiple franchise-altering kicks to help the team reach and win three Super Bowls. Vinatieri kicked two famous field goals in the Tuck Rule Game in blizzard-like conditions, as well as the game-winning field goals in the Patriots' first two Super Bowl victories.
WR Wes Welker , despite being undrafted and undersized, broke barriers and re-defined the slot receiver position in the NFL. He holds the franchise's career receptions record (672), single-season receptions record (123 in 2009), and single-season receiving yards record (1,569 yards in 2011).
A Rutgers product, FS Devin McCourty was one of the defensive stalwarts of the 2010s teams.
LB Steve Nelson was a defensive anchor for the Patriots for 14 seasons.
S Rodney Harrison joined the Patriots after the team failed to repeat as champions in the 2002 season . His physicality, mental toughness and work ethic was a perfect fit and led to Harrison having a big role in the Patriots winning back-to-back Super Bowls in 2003 and 2004 .
DT Vince Wilfork was drafted in the 2004 NFL draft and contributed immediately. Wilfork is known as one of the greatest pure nose tackles in NFL history, and was a favorite amongst teammates and fans alike.