Patriots add Ray “Bubba” Ventrone as assistant special teams coach

One of the fan favorites from 2006-08 has returned to the Pats to help coach special teams, making him the first former player on Bill Belichick’s staff after a void last season.

This play was one of the biggest of Ventrone’s career, making a great tackle to keep the Giants deep in their territory to start their final drive of Super Bowl 42. Not that it ended up mattering, but at the time, it was a big play.