New England Patriots Super Bowl 52 roster
By Joe Romano
The New England Patriots are preparing to battle the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 52 on Sunday. This is the roster they will be taking into the game.
Yet another Super Bowl appearance for one of the greatest dynasties in NFL history, the New England Patriots. This team will attempt to again win back-to-back Super Bowls, a feat they accomplished in 2003 and 2004. . Tom Brady and Bill Belicheck will be looking for their sixth as a quarterback and head coaching tandem. The roster is not vastly different than the group of players that pulled off the epic comeback a year ago against the Atlanta Falcons.
Here are the starters for the Patriots in Super Bowl LII:
Offense
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Dion Lewis
RB: James White
WR: Brandin Cooks
WR: Chris Hogan
TE: Rob Gronkowski
LT: Nate Solder
LG: Joe Thuney
C: David Andrews
RG: Shaq Mason
RT: Cameron Fleming
Defense
DE: Eric Lee
DT: Malcom Brown
DT: Lawrence Guy
DE: Trey Flowers
LB: Kyle Van Noy
LB: Elandon Roberts
CB: Malcolm Butler
CB: Stephon Glimore
CB: Eric Rowe
FS: Devin McCourty
SS: Patrick Chung
The unofficial depth chart for the Patriots can be found here.
As with most teams, there are players that do not get listed as starters that will make significant impacts on this game. The first to jump off the page is wide receiver Danny Amendola. Aside from tight end Rob Gronkowski, Brady feels comfortable with Amendola over any other weapon. The shifty receiver came up huge in the AFC Championship and aided in the win.
On the defensive side of the ball the Patriots will look to veteran pass rusher James Harrison, not listed as a starter, to provide some pressure on the Eagles’ quarterback Nick Foles. Harrison was brought in after being released from the Steelers for games like this.
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New England will bring much more experience to the table than the Eagles especially with a roster that has been through the ringer that is the Super Bowl only a year ago.