#85 - Nick Buoniconti - LB Sorry, Wiggy. You missed it by that much! Nick Buoniconti gets the nod at #85. While he may he better known for his role on the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins, he still was a star linebacker for the Patriots. He made 5 AFL All-Star games and his 24 interceptions ranks seventh in Patriots history. In 1970, Buoniconti was named to the all-AFL team and was in 2001 elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a side note, while Jermaine Wiggins is not quite on the Hall of Fame level as Buoniconti, we must remember that he did have 10 catches in the 2001 Snow Bowl against the Raiders. That was one of the biggest performances of the year that cannot be forgotten.
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SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
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