The New England Patriots won three Super Bowls early in the 2000s, and defensive end Richard Seymour was a big reason why. Seymour was drafted out of the University of Georgia with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Later that season, Seymour helped New England capture its’ first Super Bowl championship with a win over the defending champions, the St. Louis Rams.
Seymour would go on to become one of the top defensive ends in the NFL, and helped lead the Patriots to two more Super Bowl wins after taking one season off by defeating the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles. Seymour had become a beast, and the Patriots seemed to be just in the beginning stages of a dynasty.
But in 2005, entering the final year of his rookie contract, Seymour held out for a new deal, which never goes over well with the Patriots’ franchise. After missing mini-camp and training camp, Seymour was given a pay raise and signed a three year deal worth $30 million prior to the 2006 s...
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