2013 New England Patriots season

2013 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Owner	Robert Kraft
Home field	Gillette Stadium
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The 2013 New England Patriots season will be the franchise's upcoming 44th season in the National Football league and the 54th overall.

Offseason

2013 NFL Draft

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft

The Patriots traded their fourth-round selection (No. 126 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib and the Buccaneers' seventh-round selection (No. 226 overall). The Patriots traded their fifth-round selection (No. 162 overall) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for defensive end Albert Haynesworth, The Patriots also traded their sixth-round selection (No. 197 overall) and their 2012 fifth-round selection to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for wide receiver Chad Johnson. The Patriots traded their first-round selection (No. 29th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for for the 59th, 91st, 226th and 235th selections. Then, New England proceeded to trade running back Jeff Demps and the second of their three picks in the seventh round (No. 229 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for running back LeGarrette Blount.

For the second time in five seasons, the Patriots elected not to choose a player in the first round of the draft.

2013 New England Patriots Draft Selections

Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
2	52	Jamie Collins	Linebacker	Southern Miss
	59	Aaron Dobson	Wide receiver	Marshall
3	83	Logan Ryan	Cornerback	Rutgers
	91	Duron Harmon	Safety	Rutgers
4	102	Josh Boyce	Wide receiver	TCU
7	226	Michael Buchanan	Defensive end	Illinois
	235	Steve Beauharnais	Linebacker	Rutgers

Coaching staff

New England Patriots staff
	Front Office Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft President – Jonathan Kraft Director of Player Personnel – Nick Caserio Director of College Scouting – Jon Robinson Director of Pro Scouting – Bob Quinn Assistant Director of College Scouting – Monti Ossenfort Football Research Director – Ernie Adams Head Coaches Head Coach – Bill Belichick Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Josh McDaniels Running Backs – Ivan Fears Wide Receivers – Chad O'Shea Tight Ends – George Godsey Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Dante Scarnecchia Brian Daboll			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Matt Patricia Defensive Line – Patrick Graham Linebackers – Pepper Johnson Cornerbacks – Josh Boyer Safeties – Brian Flores Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Special Teams Assistant – Joe Judge Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Harold Nash Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Moses Cabrera Coaching Assistants Steve Belichick → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks 12 Tom Brady  8 Mike Kafka 15 Ryan Mallett Running Backs 39 Ben Bartholomew FB 29 LeGarrette Blount 38 Brandon Bolden 46 James Develin FB 22 Stevan Ridley 35 Akeem Shavers 34 Shane Vereen 33 Leon Washington Wide Receivers 16 Kamar Aiken 80 Danny Amendola 82 Josh Boyce 17 Aaron Dobson 11 Julian Edelman 13 Mark Harrison 83 Lavelle Hawkins 10 Michael Jenkins 19 Donald Jones 84 T. J. Moe 18 Matthew Slater 85 Kenbrell Thompkins Tight Ends 88 Jake Ballard 86 Daniel Fells 49 Brandon Ford 87 Rob Gronkowski 81 Aaron Hernandez 47 Michael Hoomanawanui FB 44 Zach Sudfeld		Offensive Linemen 61 Marcus Cannon T/G 63 Dan Connolly G 69 Elvis Fisher T 71 Tyronne Green G 72 Kevin Haslam T 67 Josh Kline G 70 Logan Mankins G 64 Chris McDonald G 65 Nick McDonald C/G 77 Nate Solder T 60 Matt Stankiewitch C 74 Will Svitek T 76 Sebastian Vollmer T 62 Ryan Wendell C 66 Markus Zusevics T/G Defensive Linemen 97 Armond Armstead DT 58 Marcus Benard DE/OLB 92 Jake Bequette DE 99 Michael Buchanan DE 69 Dewayne Cherrington DT 96 Jermaine Cunningham DE 98 Marcus Forston DT 94 Justin Francis DE/DT 67 Cory Grissom DT 95 Chandler Jones DE 93 Tommy Kelly DT 50 Rob Ninkovich DE/OLB 68 Jason Vega DE 64 Joe Vellano DT 75 Vince Wilfork DT		Linebackers 45 Steve Beauharnais MLB 91 Jamie Collins OLB 52 Dane Fletcher MLB 54 Dont'a Hightower OLB 90 Niko Koutouvides OLB 51 Jerod Mayo OLB 59 Mike Rivera MLB 55 Brandon Spikes MLB 53 Jeff Tarpinian OLB Defensive Backs 25 Kyle Arrington CB 23 Marquice Cole CB 44 Kanorris Davis SS 37 Alfonzo Dennard CB 21 Ras-I Dowling CB 43 Nate Ebner SS 28 Steve Gregory SS/FS 30 Duron Harmon SS 36 Brandon Jones CB 32 Devin McCourty FS/CB 35 Stephon Morris CB 26 Logan Ryan CB 31 Aqib Talib CB 24 Adrian Wilson SS 27 Tavon Wilson FS Special Teams 48 Danny Aiken LS  6 Ryan Allen P  3 Stephen Gostkowski K 14 Zoltan Mesko P  5 David Ruffer K 53 Mike Zupancic LS				Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 22, 2013 Depth Chart • Transactions 87 Active, 0 Inactive, 3 Unsigned → More rosters
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Schedule

Preseason

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1	7:30 PM EDT	August 9, 2013	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field
2	8:00 PM EDT	August 16, 2013	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Gillette Stadium	Fox
3	7:30 PM EDT	August 22, 2013	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field
4	7:30 PM EDT	August 29, 2013	New York Giants			Gillette Stadium

Regular season

The Patriots' regular season schedule was announced on April 18, 2013. For the first time since the 2002 season, the Patriots will not play the Indianapolis Colts during the regular season. The Colts–Patriots rivalry had become one of the most known in modern era sports.

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1	1:00 PM EDT	September 8, 2013	at Buffalo Bills			Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS
2	8:25 PM EDT	September 12, 2013	New York Jets			Gillette Stadium	NFLN
3	1:00 PM EDT	September 22, 2013	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Gillette Stadium	Fox
4	8:30 PM EDT	September 29, 2013	at Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome	NBC
5	1:00 PM EDT	October 6, 2013	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paul Brown Stadium	CBS
6	4:25 PM EDT	October 13, 2013	New Orleans Saints			Gillette Stadium	Fox
7	1:00 PM EDT	October 20, 2013	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	CBS
8	1:00 PM EDT	October 27, 2013	Miami Dolphins			Gillette Stadium	CBS
9	4:25 PM EST	November 3, 2013	Pittsburgh Steelers			Gillette Stadium	CBS
10	Bye
11	8:40 PM EST	November 18, 2013	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	ESPN
12	8:30 PM EST	November 24, 2013	Denver Broncos			Gillette Stadium	NBC
13	4:25 PM EST	December 1, 2013	at Houston Texans			Reliant Stadium	CBS
14	1:00 PM EST	December 8, 2013	Cleveland Browns			Gillette Stadium	CBS
15	1:00 PM EST	December 15, 2013	at Miami Dolphins			Sun Life Stadium	CBS
16	8:30 PM EST	December 22, 2013	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	NBC
17	1:00 PM EST	December 29, 2013	Buffalo Bills			Gillette Stadium	CBS

Note: Game times and networks from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. The Week 11 game, as a Monday night game, is not eligible.

External links

• Official website