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. The committee has retroactively released all-decade teams for every decade prior to the 2000s. In addition, periodically, the Patriots Hall of Fame committee will release an anniversary team to celebrate the greatest members of the team at every position up to the year of publication.
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: Additional selections for returner, special teamer, and coach were added in 2009:
Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In March 2009, as part of the Patriots' 50th anniversary, a group of local media and other team figures selected all-decade teams for the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s:
Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In March 2009, as part of the Patriots' 50th anniversary, a group of local media and other team figures selected all-decade teams for the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s:
Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In March 2009, as part of the Patriots' 50th anniversary, a group of local media and other team figures selected all-decade teams for the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s:
Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
On March 16, 2010, the Patriots Hall of Fame selection committee selected an all-decade team for the 2000s:
Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
On April 29, 2020, the Patriots Hall of Fame selection committee selected an all-decade team for the 2010s:
In 1994, a group of local media selected a 35th anniversary team:
Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In 2009, the Patriots Hall of Fame selection committee selected a 50th anniversary team:
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:
Bold indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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