A Look Back at Patriots Preseason Debuts

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Tom Brady makes his Patriots Preseason debut on July 31, 2000 in the Hall of Fame Game versus the San Francisco 49ers.

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Tom Brady makes his Patriots Preseason debut on July 31, 2000 in the Hall of Fame Game versus the San Francisco 49ers.

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Tom Brady makes his Patriots Preseason debut on July 31, 2000 in the Hall of Fame Game versus the San Francisco 49ers.

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Rob Gronkowski makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 12,2010 versus the New Orleans Saints.

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Vince Wilfork makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 13,2004 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

Keith Nordstrom

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Vince Wilfork makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 13, 2004 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

Keith Nordstrom

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Jerod Mayo makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 7, 2008 versus the Baltimore Ravens.

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Julian Edelman makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 13,2009 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Julian Edelman makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 13, 2009 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

David Silverman

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Julian Edelman makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 13, 2009 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jim Mahoney

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Logan Mankins makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 12, 2005 versus the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Logan Mankins makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 12, 2005 versus the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Chandler Jones makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 9, 2012 versus the New Orleans Saints.

Keith Nordstrom

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Chandler Jones makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 9, 2012 versus the New Orleans Saints.

David Silverman

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Chandler Jones makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 9, 2012 versus the New Orleans Saints.

David Silverman

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Rob Ninkovich makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 13, 2009 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

David Silverman

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Stevan Ridley makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 11, 2011 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars.

David Silverman

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Stevan Ridley makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 11, 2011 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jim Mahoney

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Stevan Ridley makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 11, 2011 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Keith Nordstrom

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Dont'a Hightower makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 9, 2012 versus the New Orleans Saints.

David Silverman

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Shane Vereen makes his Patriots Preseason debut on September 1, 2011 versus the New York Giants.

David Silverman

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Devin McCourty makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 12, 2010 versus the New Orleans Saints.

David Silverman

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Matthew Slater makes his Patriots Preseason debut on August 7, 2008 versus the Baltimore Ravens.

David Silverman

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