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47 days till Patriots season opener: Every player to wear No. 47 for New England

Here’s a list of every Patriots player to wear the No. 47 jersey number

The New England Patriots have reached the Day 47 mark in the countdown to their regular season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 10.

So we’re continuing our ongoing series by listing every Patriots player that has ever worn the No. 47.

Fullback Jakob Johnson was the last player on the team to wear the number. The present-day NFL has nearly done away with the fullback position altogether, but Johnson found success as one of the few remaining throwbacks in the league.

He left the Patriots back in 2022 to reunite with former offensive coordinator and now Las Vegas Raiders coach, Josh McDaniels. There are at least 14 other players that precede Johnson on this list.

Here’s every Patriots player that has ever worn the No. 47 throughout franchise history (via Pro Football Reference):

Bud Adams, 2 Oilers miss cut for Pro Football Hall of Fame

None of the Oilers/Titans up for nomination were among the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.

Founder and longtime owner of the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, the late Bud Adams, has missed out on the Pro Football Hall of Fame yet again.

According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Adams, who was one of the semifinalists in the coach/contributor category, was not among the 12 finalists for the honor.

Also missing the cut was longtime Oilers scout C.O. Brocato and wide receiver and returner Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, who was up for nomination in the seniors category.

“If Bud doesn’t go in, now that’s a travesty,” Johnson stated last week, via Jim Wyatt of Titans Online. “Here’s a guy who founded the old AFL, which parlayed into the old AFC, which parlayed into one of the better conferences in the NFL. I mean, c’mon, he was one of the guys who really got it started. If he doesn’t go in, there’s something wrong.”

We couldn’t agree more.

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