The Patriots depart for Houston on Monday with a celebratory send-off in Foxborough
The New England Patriots are giving fans, who otherwise are without plans or obligations Monday morning, one last chance to wish the team good luck before they ship out for Super Bowl LI.
The team is hosting a send-off rally on outside Gillette Stadium in Foxborough at 9:30 a.m. Monday, with owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady, and other players expected to speak before the team begins the journey to Houston.
Here’s the itinerary for the rally, which is free and open to the public:
9:00 a.m. – Musical performance by the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes and Drums
9:35 a.m. – Patriots Cheerleaders performance followed by t-shirt toss and giveaways
9:45 a.m. – Patriots radio broadcast team of Bob Socci and Scott Zolak
9:50 a.m. – Former Patriots tight end Jermaine Wiggins interview
9:55 a.m. – Kraft welcomes and addresses fans, followed by Belichick, Brady (an offensive team captain), defensive captains Devin McCourty and Dont’a Hightower, and special teams captain Matthew Slater
10:15 a.m. – Rally concludes
10:30 a.m. – Patriots buses depart for Foxborough en route for Logan airport
The rally will be held at NRG Plaza, which is just outside The Hall at Patriot Place at the northwest corner of Gillette Stadium.
The send-off marks the beginning on a long day (and week, for that matter) for the Patriots. Upon arriving in Houston, the full team will partake in the spectacle of media night, an hour-long interview and photo session Monday night at Minute Maid Park.
The Patriots’ Super Bowl opponents, the Atlanta Falcons, arrived in Houston on Sunday after their own respective send-off rally in their home city.
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