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The 2000 New England Patriots season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League and 41st season overall. The Patriots finished the regular season 5-11, failing to improve on their 8-8 record of 1999, when the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Following the firing of three-year head coach Pete Carroll in January, the Patriots hired Jets assistant head coach Bill Belichick, who had held the same position with the team for the 1996. This came after Patriots owner Robert Kraft arranged for the Jets to receive the Patriots' first-round draft pick in the 2000 NFL Draft as part of compensation deal for Belichick, who resigned from the team after being named the successor to retiring head coach Bill Parcells,[1] to be freed from his contractual obligations with the Jets.[1] Belichick, who restructured the team's personnel department in the offseason,[2] proclaimed that the team "could not win with 40 good players while the other team has 53,"[3] after a number of players showed up out of shape for the start of training camp.[3] The Patriots went on to finish the season 5-11, missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
[edit] Offseason
[edit] 2000 NFL Draft
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Main article: 2000 NFL Draft
| New England Patriots 2000 staff |
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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[edit] Opening training camp roster
The following is the Patriots' roster at the time of the first training camp practice at Foxboro Stadium on July 17 (practices at Bryant College started on July 23):
| New England Patriots 2000 opening training camp roster |
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Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
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Notations
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[edit] Week 1 roster
| New England Patriots 2000 week 1 roster |
| Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
- data possibly incomplete
Practice Squad
Notations
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[edit] Final divisional standings
[edit] Final roster
| New England Patriots 2000 final roster |
| Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
- data possibly incomplete
Practice Squad
- data possibly incomplete
Notations
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[edit] Notes and references
