Overview
- The ceremony took place Saturday at Patriot Place Plaza outside Gillette Stadium in a free public event that streamed on Patriots.com and later aired on WSBK-TV.
- Owner Robert Kraft accelerated Parcells’ selection after repeated past nominations, framing the move as a reconciliation of their decades-long split.
- Parcells, who coached New England to the 1996 AFC title, told fans he wished he had handled his exit differently.
- Edelman, chosen by fan vote as the 37th inductee, was honored for a 12-year career that produced three Super Bowls, a Super Bowl LIII MVP, and top-five franchise receiving totals.
- Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski sent video tributes, while Edelman voiced cautious optimism about Mike Vrabel’s team and praised quarterback Drake Maye’s progress.