Tag: Rich Ohrnberger

60 days till Patriots season opener: Every player to wear No. 60 for New England

Here’s a list of every Patriots player to wear the No. 60 jersey number

The New England England Patriots are 60 days away from their 2023 regular season opener. So we’re continuing our countdown until kickoff celebration by listing every Patriots player that has worn the No. 60 jersey number.

The No. 60 is currently worn by Patriots offensive lineman David Andrews. Since joining in 2015, he has perhaps been the most notable player to wear the number for the organization. He has won two Super Bowls during his time with the team and looks to be a mainstay for the line again in 2023.

But there have also been others to wear the number throughout the history of the Patriots. Some have only worn it for one season, and it has been worn by both offensive and defensive players.

Here’s a look at all of the Patriots players that have worn No. 60 (via Pro Football Reference):

Former Patriots offensive lineman admitted to ramming his car into a church van to avoid facing an angry Bill Belichick

This story about a Patriots player deliberately crashing his car to avoid an irate Belichick is something.

We all know Bill Belichick is a pretty strict and intimidating guy.

How strict, you ask?

Well, strict enough that former New England offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger admitted on his radio show that, at one point during his tenure with the Patriots, he intentionally got in a car accident to avoid the wrath of Belichick for being late.

Ohrnberger said his phone had died in the middle of the night, causing his alarm to not go off. He realized he would be 10 minutes late to a team meeting, and he was fearful of being cut by Belichick, who takes punctuality seriously.

That was when he saw the church van — battered from taking a few dings in the past with smoke coming out of the exhaust.

“I’m just like, ‘I’m gonna hit this car,” Ohrnberger recounted.

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Now, in Ohrnberger’s defense, he did add that he did not hit the van very hard (though hard enough to cause a dent to his own car, which he needed to provide proof of the accident to the Patriots). And plus, Belichick is a pretty scary guy.

A former fourth-round pick, Ohrnberger spent the first three seasons of his career in New England before playing brief stints with Arizona and San Diego. He retired after the 2014 season having appeared in 31 games with five starts during his six years in the league.

To be clear, intentionally causing a car accident just to avoid a lecture (or worse) from Belichick is ill-advised. With that being said… I get it, man.

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