Former defensive tackle Richard Seymour has been elected to the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, according to the official Twitter account of the Patriots Hall of Fame. Seymour is the 30th player in Patriots history that has been voted into the team Hall of Fame.
Seymour was drafted sixth overall by the Patriots in the 2001 NFL Draft. It didn't take him long for him to be an impact player for the defense.
Seymour won three Super Bowl championships in his first four seasons in the league, and there could be an argument made that the team wouldn't have had as much success if it wasn't for him.
“Richard Seymour laid the foundation for a defense that helped propel the Patriots to three Super Bowl championships in his first four seasons in the NFL,” said Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft. “Richard was the consummate professional and leader, always accepting the roles he was assigned, putting team goals ahead of personal ones, and in turn, raising the game of everyone around him. Yet as great as he was as a player, he is a Hall of Fame-caliber person, as well. I couldn't be happier for Richard and the Seymour family, and I am looking forward to celebrating with them as Richard takes his rightful place in the Patriots Hall of Fame and very soon the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.”
Seymour spent eight of his 12 seasons with the Patriots. He was named to five straight Pro Bowls and was All-Pro first team for three straight seasons. Seymour has been a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame each of the last two seasons, but hasn't quite made the cut.
However, this is undoubtedly a well-deserved honor for Seymour considering how important he was to the Patriots' success.
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