You Re Cordially Invited to the Retirement Party of Tedybruschi

TEDY BRUSCHI RETIREMENT PARTY

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You’re Cordially Invited to the Retirement Party of TedyBruschi

Foxborough, MA (October 25, 2009)- On September 1, 2009, TedyBruschi announced his retirement after playing thirteen seasons with the New England Patriots. Bruschi was drafted in the third round coming out of Arizona State University.

Please join us to make this a memorable moment in history for Bruschi, his family, teammates, coaches, and fans. We hope you join us in the celebration.

R.S.V.P by: November 16, 2009

Date: November 29, 2009

Time: 1:00 p.m

Location: Gillette Stadium

Contact: Ashley Laramie

Special Events Manager

Phone: 508-666-6666

Email:

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Ashley Laramie

One Patriot PlaceTele: 508-666-6666

Foxborough, MA 02035Fax: 508-666-6667

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS TO HOLD RETIREMENT PARTY

HONORING TEDY BRUSCHI

Special guests will include his wife Heidi, their three kids Tedy Jr., Rex, and Dante. Also attending will be Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft, and several teammates. This event will consist of raffling off autographed memorabilia, gift baskets, and tickets for future Patriots games to help support Bruschi’s several foundations. Also, Bruschi will give a speech about his retirement, along with Belichick and Kraft. This event is to celebrate the hard work and dedication Bruschi had and how much he gave to the team over the thirteen seasons. In recent years, the Kraft Foundation has held the parties in the Dana Farber Field House, but this year it will be held in the Club Level of the stadium. It will be catered by Davios Northern Italian Steakhouse compared to previous in-house catering.

“We are looking forward to this party. It will be a great way to say a major thank you to everyone that has helped me along the way and just to hang out with my teammates,” stated Bruschi about him and his wife, when interviewed about the party.

The New England Patriots were founded in November of 1959 when William Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the American Football League. Since then, the Patriots have had six Super Bowl appearances and won three titles with the help of Bruschi. Patriot’s players will be looking for another Super Bowl appearance this season, starting their season on September 14, 2009 against the Bills down the defensive captain Bruschi.

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TEDY BRUSCHI

TedyLacapBruschi was born on June 9, 1973 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Anthony Sr. and Juanita. He is one of three children. His stepfather, Ron Sandys, was a professional tennis player. Tedy attended Roseville (Calif.) High, where he lettered twice in football and was a two-year captain, earning all-conference, all-northern California and all-metro honors as a defensive tackle. The Sacramento Bee ranked Tedy number one on its list of the 100 best Sacramento area high school football players of all time. He also earned a letter in wrestling and two letters in track, competing in the shot put, discus and triple jump. He wrestled in the heavyweight division. He was selected as the Patriots' recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award in 2000 and 2005. In 2005, Tedy served as the honorary chairman of the Hyannis Port Challenge, a cycling event that served as a fundraiser for Best Buddies. Also, he served as an honorary coach in the 2007 BELL Bowl, a fundraiser at Gillette Stadium to benefit the BELL Foundation. Hosted two Make-A-Wish visits at Gillette Stadium in 2007 and participated in the 2007 Salvation Army Holiday Party at Gillette Stadium with nearly 250 children from the Boston and Providence Salvation Army centers. In 2008, he hosted a Make- A-Wish visit at Gillette Stadium. He earned his bachelor's degree in communications at Arizona. Tedy and his wife, Heidi, have three sons, Tedy Jr., Rex and Dante.

TedyBruschi was drafted by the Patriots in the third round (86th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft. The selection was obtained from Detroit along with 1996 fourth-round (Chris Sullivan) and sixth-round (Marrio Grier) selections in exchange for New England's 1996 third-round selection (76th overall, Ryan Stewart). He was placed on physically unable to perform list (7/28/05) and activated from physically unable to perform list (10/29/05).

HONORS AND AWARDS

2007
NFL.com's All-Interview Team

2006
Senator Paul E. Tsongas Award for Exemplary Public Service
Rhode Island Italian-American Hall of Fame Inductee

2005
Associated Press NFL Co-Comeback Player of the Year
Ed Block Courage Award
Maxwell Football Club's Spirit Award
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Wk 8)
NFL.com's All-Interview Team
USA Today's All-Joe Team

2004
AFC Pro Bowl
Associated Press All-Pro Second Team
Football Digest All-Pro Second Team
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Wk 4)
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Wk 17)
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Divisional Playoffs)
NFL.com's All-Interview Team

2003
Captain of Phil Simms' All-Iron Team
Howie Long's Toughman
SI.com's All-Pro Team
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Wk 2)
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Wk 14)
USA Today's All-Joe Team

2000
Ed Block Courage Award
Shaw's Supermarkets 12th Man Award

IN COLLEGE

Bruschi tied the NCAA Division I-A career sack record with 52.0 quarterback sacks, equaling the mark set by former Alabama All-American, the late Derrick Thomas. Bruschi graduated with 74 tackles for losses, which ranked sixth in Division I-A history. He compiled 185 total tackles (137 solos), forced six fumbles and recovered five others during his collegiate career. 1995: Consensus All-American and All-Pacific-10 selection his senior year. Totaled 56 tackles (44 solos), including 14.5 sacks (96 yards) and 19.5 tackles for losses of 110 yards. The sack total he obtained ranked third in the nation. Added four pass deflections and forced one fumble. 1994: Earned consensus All-America honors and was one of four finalists for the Lombardi Award, given annually to the top lineman in the nation. He was also a finalist for Football News’ National Defensive Player of the Year award. Bruschi totaled 39 tackles, including 10 sacks for 65 yards and 15 tackles for losses. 1993: Earned Second-Team All-America honors after setting an all-time school record with 19 sacks (143 yards) as a sophomore, breaking the previous record of 15 (Steve Boadway in 1984). Earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. His 27.5 tackles for losses and 19 sacks were each career highs. 1992: Played strongside outside linebacker prior to his transition to the defensive line in 1993. Started just one of 12 games and still managed to post 4.5 sacks for the season. 1991: Missed the first three games of the season due to a pinched nerve in his neck. Returned and started vs. Long Beach State and Washington as a true freshman, but suffered a broken left thumb and was redshirted.

EXTRA DATES

In 2005, Tedy established "Tedy's Team", a vehicle to help battle stroke, the number one cause of disability in the United States. After Tedy suffered a stroke in February 2005, he dedicated himself to raising funds and awareness to fight stroke along with the American Stroke Association. Members of Tedy's Team have run in the Boston Marathon and the Falmouth Road Race and have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for stroke research. Find out more at
Tedy is the author of "Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery, and My Return to the NFL", a book detailing his return to the Patriots following his 2005 stroke.
Tedy tied Derrick Thomas' all-time NCAA Division I-A record with 52 career quarterback sacks while leading Arizona's "Desert Swarm" defense.

Career Stats

Career Statsmore
Season / Team / Tackles / Interceptions / Fumbles
G / GS / Total / Solo / Ast / Sck / SFTY / PDef / Int / Yds / Avg / Lng / TDs / FF
2008 / New England Patriots / 13 / 12 / 75 / 38 / 37 / 0.0 / -- / 1 / -- / -- / 0.0 / -- / -- / 0
2007 / New England Patriots / 16 / 16 / 92 / 64 / 28 / 2.0 / -- / 2 / -- / -- / 0.0 / -- / -- / 0
2006 / New England Patriots / 15 / 14 / 112 / 54 / 58 / 1.5 / -- / 5 / 1 / 8 / 8.0 / 8 / 0 / 0
2005 / New England Patriots / 9 / 9 / 62 / 37 / 25 / 2.0 / -- / 3 / -- / -- / 0.0 / -- / -- / 1
2004 / New England Patriots / 16 / 16 / 122 / 76 / 46 / 3.5 / -- / 3 / 3 / 70 / 23.3 / 36 / 0 / 3
2003 / New England Patriots / 16 / 16 / 131 / 79 / 52 / 2.0 / 0 / 11 / 3 / 26 / 8.7 / 18T / 2 / 3
2002 / New England Patriots / 11 / 9 / 66 / 46 / 20 / 4.5 / 0 / 5 / 2 / 75 / 37.5 / 48T / 2 / 1
2001 / New England Patriots / 15 / 9 / 75 / 54 / 21 / 2.0 / -- / 1 / 2 / 7 / 3.5 / 4 / 0 / 3
2000 / New England Patriots / 16 / 16 / -- / -- / -- / 1.0 / -- / 0 / -- / -- / 0.0 / -- / -- / 0
1999 / New England Patriots / 14 / 14 / -- / -- / -- / 2.0 / -- / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1.0 / 1 / 0 / 0
1998 / New England Patriots / 16 / 7 / -- / -- / -- / 2.0 / -- / 0 / -- / -- / 0.0 / -- / -- / 0
1997 / New England Patriots / 16 / 1 / -- / -- / -- / 4.0 / -- / 0 / -- / -- / 0.0 / -- / -- / 0
1996 / New England Patriots / 16 / 0 / -- / -- / -- / 4.0 / 0 / 0 / -- / -- / 0.0 / -- / -- / 0
TOTAL / 735 / 448 / 287 / 30.5 / 0 / 31 / 12 / 187 / -- / 48 / 4 / 11