Mike Vrabel’s efforts to revitalize the New England Patriots from a cultural perspective led some significant personnel turnover. Longtime franchise cornerstones such as David Andrews, Ja’Whaun Bentley and Joe Cardona were released, while others like Deatrich Wise Jr. and Jonathan Jones were not retained in free agency.
As a consequence, the “old guard” looks quite a bit different now. The oldest among them, at least in terms of tenure, is Kyle Dugger.
Hard facts
Name: Kyle Dugger
Position: Safety
Jersey number: 23
Opening day age: 29 (3/22/1996)
Measurements: 6’0 7/8”, 216 lbs, 32 7/8” arm length, 10 3/8” hand size, 4.