FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- When New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked to pick one play that stood out to him from Richard Seymour's Pro Football Hall of Fame career, it perfectly illustrated what made Seymour one of the NFL's most underrated defensive linemen.
It wasn't a sack, tackle or pass deflection. Seymour had plenty of those as a disruptive force on the Patriots' first three Super Bowl championship teams (2001, 2003, 2004).
Instead, Belichick highlighted a crushing block by a then-rookie Seymour, clearing the path for an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown in a victory against the Cleveland Browns.