Listed below are the Patriots’ captains for the 2023 NFL season

Jones will function staff captain for the second straight season, his third within the NFL. Regardless of a turbulent prior season for the Patriots’ sign caller, head coach Invoice Belichick put his religion in Jones and praised the quarterback’s development and energy he has put forth to enhance.

“He places in numerous time,” Belichick advised reporters on Wednesday. “He is aware of the issues much more than he did two years in the past, one 12 months in the past, so I believe he’ll be prepared.”

Jones stated that he is not going to let final season’s struggles have an effect on his play this 12 months. On Sunday, Jones will start his third season by trusting his staff and getting ready to play the perfect soccer he can, no matter how his sophomore season ended.

“I’m probably not targeted on final 12 months,” Jones advised reporters Thursday. “I’m simply making an attempt to maneuver ahead and put together rather well. … On the finish of the day, you’ve bought to go on the market and provides it your all, really feel assured, have numerous confidence within the guys and coaches and see the place we’re at.”

After spending the “last few years” considering retirement, Slater will return for his sixteenth season as a Patriot and his thirteenth as a captain. The top may be close to for the Patriots’ longest-tenured participant, as he’ll flip 38 on Saturday. However for this season, he’ll proceed to offer his management each within the particular groups and on the whole staff, simply as he had completed for over a decade.

“Matt’s an awesome individual, nice participant, nice teammate,” Belichick stated final January. “It’s about as near excellent as you could possibly get.”

This season will mark the seventh straight 12 months that Andrews shall be a captain, which is the second-most consecutive years on the staff behind Slater. Jones referred to the middle because the “very best patriot” for his management and arduous work, a large praise for somebody who went undrafted in 2015. 

“[Andrews] simply practices arduous daily,” Jones advised reporters in August. It doesn’t matter if he’s in there with the one’s, two’s, three’s, he doesn’t care. He’s simply going to work.”

Sensible first grew to become captain with the Patriots final season, and had a breakout season in his new position. His profession highs in tackles, pressured fumbles (2) and sacks (7.5), alongside along with his management and work ethic, made giving him that honor once more a straightforward choice for the Patriots.

“Sensible has at all times been a reasonably mature child,” Belichick stated final season. “Very hardworking. One of the crucial diligent staff we’ve got. Nice perspective, at all times places the staff first, at all times trying to do further.”

This would be the third straight season that Bentley shall be a captain for the Patriots. Belichick praised Bentley’s management, communication, and unselfishness final December, all qualities that seemingly helped him report profession highs in tackles and sacks (3) final season.

“He’s been nice on and off the sector,” Belichick stated. “Management on the sector. Communication, excellent communicator which is essential within the position that he performs.”

Henry was named a captain for the primary time, making him the one new captain on the roster. His sturdy presence in coaching camp prompt to coaches that he’s able to embrace a bigger position with the Patriots, and Belichick has observed the enhancements the tight finish has remodeled the summer time.

“He’s right here daily, consistency, he made numerous enchancment,” Belichick stated in July. “After all, final 12 months, he was coming off of a surgical procedure, however this 12 months, he had a extremely good, productive offseason from a power and conditioning standpoint.”