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I always felt like I was one of them,” Bruschi said of Patriots fans. “I never felt like I was some type of special person, or I was any different than the people up there cheering on the Patriots. I always felt the New England Patriots fans, they did their work, they got their work done, they liked to come home and spend time with their families and when they had free time, they liked to cheer on their favorite team. "And that, I feel like that’s who I am also,” he added. “If I wasn’t fortunate enough to play professional football, that’s who I would’ve been. A good family man to my wife and kids and then cheering on my local team, I think that’s who I would be, that’s why I relate so much to them.

New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Congrats to Tedy Bruschi on his election to the Patriots Hall of Fame!

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Bruschi’s title-impact Top 10

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Bruschi’s title-impact Top 10

Stumbled up this and had to share. Great memories of Bruschi!

Jan. 16, 2005

The Colts entered snowy Gillette Stadium with the fifth-highest scoring offense in NFL history but left with a familiar result: a humbling loss. Despite a new rules emphasis on illegal contact – largely the result of Indy’s complaints that its receivers were manhandled in last year’s AFC title game – this divisional playoff was dominated by the Patriots. In the second quarter, Bruschi ripped the ball away from running back Dominic Rhodes on a screen pass as the two tumbled to the ground, resulting in the first of his two fumble recoveries. His second one came when Rodney Harrison drilled wideout Reggie Wayne after a 12-yard reception. Bruschi pounced on the loose ball with 6:58 remaining and New England preserved a 20-3 win. “What rules do they want to change now?” Bruschi asked after the game. “I’m tired of hearing them complain. All I know is we took it away from them today.”

(Bruschi does not limit his heroics to the fourth quarter in games against Indy. Along with his second-quarter strip of Rhodes in this playoff game, Bruschi made a game-changing first-quarter play in Week One of the 2004 season. As the Colts marched for a certain score on their first drive of the game, Bruschi ripped a Manning pass out of the air at his own 1-yard line. New England would go on to win, 27-24.)