Five Super Bowl victories, five memories from those who helped make them happen:
Willie McGinest
Super Bowl XXXVI: Patriots 20, Rams 17
Even before he kicked the winning 48-yard field goal in the final seconds to secure the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory, Adam Vinatieri had long since won the faith of his teammates.
“The thing about Adam was, a lot of people call him cocky, but he exudes a confidence like no other,’’ said Willie McGinest, who played with Vinatieri from 1996 through 2005. “He wasn’t just a kicker in our locker room.