#69 - Julius Adams, DL Ok, I'm cheating a little bit on this one. Adams wore #69 in 1971 and 1987 and #85 for every year in between. Oh well, he's still the best Patriot to wear the number, even if it wasn't for very long. Adams was named to the All-Rookie team in 1971 and later named one of the best defensive linemen in the league in 1974 after recording 7.5 sacks. In 1979, he was part of a defense that led the league with 57 sacks; he recorded six sacks himself that season. He won the Jim Lee Hunt Award, given to the most outstanding Patriots lineman, in 1981. Adams was a part of the 1985 team that went to the Super Bowl, but ultimately came up short. He retired after the loss, but returned to the Patriots in 1987 before hanging up the cleats for good. Follow @SamPericolo for the latest on sam-pericolo.weebly.com
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