Vincent Brown - "The Undertaker"

Former LB Vincent Brown is a classic example of a player who probably won't get into the team's Hall of Fame. Brown played eight seasons for the Pats after being drafted in the 2nd round out of Mississippi Valley State in 1988. He started 103 of his 123 games with the team through the 1995 season. He only missed five to injury.

He was All-Pro for three straight years from 1991-1993. However, he only played on one team with a wining record. The 1994 team under Bill Parcells lost their playoff game to the Cleveland Browns (20-13), coached by Bill Belichick.

Parcells released Brown prior to the 1996 season. He advised him to consider coaching. Brown started on his long odyssey. He was re-united with Parcells with the Dallas Cowboys in 2006. He has recently been the linebackers coach at the University of Virginia while on his.third stint with head coach Mike London.

Brown was a great player on a bunch of teams that could not play well. He was with the Steve Grogan/Tony Eason/Mark Wilson/Doug Flutie/Hugh Millen and Drew Bledsoe era. The 1994 team was a big turn around for the Pats and created a great deal of excitement with their playoff game. The team stumbled to 6-10 the following year.

It is rather ironic that Brown was cut prior to the 1996 season which resulted in the hiring of Bill Belichick as defensive coordinator and the team's appearance in Super Bowl XXXI.

Brown's career would be viewed in a different light if had won a championship.