The New England Patriots are off to Santa Clara, California to face off the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX. Fans showed up in the thousands to cheer the team on as they jumped on their team buses to head to T.F. Green Airport in Providence. The Dropkick Murphys kicked off the beginning of the rally, while owner Robert Kraft and team captains spoke to the crowd thanking them for their support during the season.
The New England Patriots are off to Santa Clara, California to face off the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX.
Fans showed up in the thousands to cheer the team on as they jumped on their team buses to head to T.F. Green Airport in Providence.
The Dropkick Murphys kicked off the beginning of the rally, while owner Robert Kraft and team captains spoke to the crowd thanking them for their support during the season.
“We love y’all. 32 years ago, we bought the team, and it was snowing the first day and you were lined up on Route 1. I came down here and you were buying season tickets so we could have our first sold out season in the history of the team,” said Kraft.
“This is beyond my wildest dreams, for the fans to have embraced us the first year of this program the way that you have. I said all along that if our players played up to the standard that you guys expected, then the effort that which they would play and their style of football you would come out,” said coach Mike Vrabel.
“And come out you did so thank you. Every week we played here it got better and better, that last game we played against the Texas - unreal,” he said.
“First off, I want to thank you guys, you guys have been great all season. Man, we wouldn’t be here without you guys. What a journey, and we still have work left to do, shout-out to these guys, love you guys,” said quarterback Drake Maye.
“I want to say a huge shout out to our fans; Pats nation you guys did a great job we got one more to go. For everyone that’s traveling, travel safe. It’s time to get after it man, we all we got, we all we need,” said receiver Stefon Diggs.
The O-Line were surprise Keepers of the Light and rang the bell before getting on the buses to T.F. Green Airport.
Maye did not practice on Friday due to illness and a shoulder injury. The Patriots will spend a week out in California before they play the Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 8 at 6:30 p.m. Bad Bunny is scheduled to be the half time performer.
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