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‘The Lord answered that prayer and sent me south of the Mass Pike’: What Richard Seymour said in his Hall of Fame speech

The Patriots added a 10th member to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Richard Seymour, who played with the Patriots from 2001-08 and won three Super Bowl titles with the team, was officially enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

Seymour selected his high school principal, Titus Duren, to officially present him into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After Duren spoke highly in a pre-recorded video of Seymour for a few minutes, the legendary Patriot took the stage and gave a 10-minute speech.

Seymour opened his speech by calling the Hall of Fame “football heaven.”

“Thank you Pro Football Hall of Fame, I’m honored to be here,” Seymour said.