FOXBORO - Having just completed a tour of the team’s new Hall of Fame being built at Gillette Stadium, Drew Bledsoe couldn’t help but reminisce about what life was like as a Patriot when he first arrived as a rookie, the first overall pick and projected savior of the franchise.

Back in 1993, the Patriots [team stats] were looking up at the Red Sox [team stats], Celtics [team stats] and Bruins [team stats]. They were fourth on the rung of major sports teams in the Hub.