Overview

• A packed 4 p.m. ceremony at Patriot Place Plaza outside Gillette Stadium was free to the public and streamed on Patriots.com and team social channels.
• Parcells entered as a contributor after a personal invitation from Kraft, noting he wished he had done “things a little differently” as the long dispute was publicly put to rest.
• Edelman was elected as the franchise’s 37th inductee by a May fan vote, ending a 12‑year Patriots career that included 620 receptions, three Super Bowl titles, and a Super Bowl LIII MVP.
• Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski sent video tributes lauding Edelman’s toughness and clutch performances during New England’s championship runs.
• Edelman confirmed Brady asked in 2020 about joining him in Tampa Bay, which he declined, and he offered a measured view of Mike Vrabel’s current Patriots, saying improvement is evident but a playoff berth is uncertain.