“No matter where I was at I was a Patriot to the core. I might have been playing for another team because that’s the nature of the business, but in my heart deep down I was a Patriot. I’ve never signed my retirement papers because if I wasn’t signing as a New England Patriot I’m just going to walk off into the sunset, because my heart was there.
“Now, I can officially say the last time I’m gonna suit up, even though it’s with the red jacket, it’s going to be with the New England Patriots. My career has come full circle.”