The New England Patriots held their eighth practice of this year’s training camp on Friday night, moving operations inside Gillette Stadium — the same arena that Richard Seymour called his home from 2002 to 2008. Seymour, of course, was a standout defensive lineman for the Patriots who will get enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
A first-round draft pick by New England in 2001, a year before Gillette Stadium was opened, Seymour was a cornerstone of the team’s first dynastic run. He helped bring three Super Bowls to the organization, appeared in a combined 126 regular season and playoff games, and was later named to the Patriots’ Team of the 2000s and Hall of Fame.