New England Patriots: 7 highlights from Super Bowl parade

Sam Minton

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - FEBRUARY 05: An American flag and Patriots Flag fly through confetti on Cambridge street during the New England Patriots Victory Parade on February 05, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

On Tuesday the New England Patriots celebrated their latest Super Bowl victory with a parade through the streets of Boston and there were some amazing moments.

There is nothing quite like a championship parade in Boston. When it is for the New England Patriots though it is even more amazing.

Patriots fans from all over came to Boston to celebrate the New England Patriots 6th Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Now you might be asking if Patriots fans are sick of Super Bowl parades?

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Nope.

1.5 million Patriots fans crowded the streets of Boston to cheer on their favorite players and they got the perfect day to do so. Boston reached a record high of 65 degrees which caused many players to end up shirtless cruising through the city.

The team had lots of fun that is for sure. Lane Johnson, you sure were wrong. This may have possibly been the wildest parade yet. Rob Gronkowski wasn’t twerking in a Minions hat, but everyone was having a blast.

Now the players will jet off to exotic lands or return home after an extremely long season. Some players will ponder retirement at the highest points in their careers while some will hope they are re-signed by the Patriots in the offseason.

But for now, Boston will keep on celebrating. Then it will be on to the next one. Hopefully, the Bruins or Celtics will be having a parade in a few months.

For now, let’s focus on some of the Patriots who made this parade so special.

1. Rob Gronkowski

You can’t talk about a Super Bowl parade without talking about Rob Gronkowski. The big man loves to have a good time.

2. David Andrews

Offensive lineman don’t get a lot of love. They are the unsung heroes that have a major part in the success of the offense. David Andrews is the leader of the offensive line and was the leader of the party on Tuesday.

Now as you know offensive lineman aren’t the most in shape individuals. They aren’t out here looking like Rob Gronkowski, but Andrews joined Gronk in the shirtless festivities.

Andrews was just chilling on the float like he was back down in Georgia. It was quite the sight.

David Andrews and the rest of the offensive line were great in the latter half of the season. There is a reason that Sony Michel was running through defenses. The offensive line was amazing.

The offensive line deserved to celebrate and they took advantage of a great day in Boston, but David Andrews was definitely one of the stars of the parade.

3. Robert Kraft

Robert Kraft is the reason that we get to celebrate. He resurrected the Patriots from a losing team to the best dynasty in professional sports.

Now Robert Kraft is a very hip dude. Especially for someone who is 77 years old.

Kraft has friends that I wish I had. He hangs out with Gucci Mane. Snoop Dogg thinks he is a fly human being (Snoop used different verbiage), and he is best friends with Meek Mill.

The Patriots owner was involved in helping get Meek Mill out of prison. After that, they created a strong bond. At the Patriots Super Bowl after party, Meek gave Kraft his chain that says championships.

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Meek’s most recent album is titled “Championships” and of course, the Patriots are known to win championships. Kraft was definitely one of the flyest people on a float on Tuesday and thanks to him we have been blessed with multiple championship parades.

4. Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick isn’t known for being a happy individual. Usually, he doesn’t show emotion. I think Belichick has the same face for when he is happy, sad, and excited.

I don’t know what changed but Bill Belichick has been visibly happy a lot recently. He was running all over the sideline when the Patriots secured the Super Bowl victory and was smiling throughout his postgame interview.

Happy Bill Belichick was present for the parade on Tuesday and continued smiling and waving to fans. At one point there was a beautiful moment.

As Belichick’s float was going through the streets of Boston the sun shined on Belichick. A picture of the moment looked like it belonged in the Sistine Chapel. The football gods were shining down on the greatest coach in NFL history.

Something was special about this Super Bowl. Bill Belichick doesn’t smile for no reason. It was good to see a die of the coach that we don’t normally see.

5. Elandon Roberts

If you are a Patriots fans you know that there are plenty of Patriots haters. Even people on Boston airwaves can enjoy bashing the team

One guy who loves going after Tom Brady and the New England Patriots is Max Kellerman. Well, it looks like the New England Patriots got the last laugh.

The Patriots aren’t afraid to give haters a piece of their mind. Tom Brady talked about how people were saying they were too old and too slow, and it looks like Elandon Roberts wanted to let Kellerman know what he thought of the analyst.

We are having fun.

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— NESN (@NESN) February 5, 2019

Well, that’s a tough look for Kellerman. I don’t know how he will recover from this.

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People love to talk about how the Patriots are great because of their offense, but the defense won the game on Super Bowl Sunday. They deserve to celebrate and point out how idiotic some sports commentators are.

6. Tom Brady

Tom Brady is an absolute legend. He has won his 6th Super Bowl and looks to have finally mastered the art of catching a football.

Brady had a blast on Tuesday and put Odell Beckham Jr on notice. Tom Brady made a beautiful one-handed catch while on one of the duck boats.

This was a special parade for Brady. Throughout the playoffs, you could see how much this season meant to Brady. Everyone was counting the New England Patriots out, but of course they found a way to win. It is the Patriots way.

Now Tom Brady is without a doubt the greatest NFL player of all time. He is probably the greatest athlete of all-time. He has been so dominant and when it is crunch time always comes out on top.

Tom Brady is an amazing quarterback and hopefully this won’t be his last Super Bowl parade in his amazing career.

7. Duron Harmon

Duron Harmon definitely had himself a blast on Tuesday. The safety was looking good and also had some words for Lane Johnson.

Harmon was wearing Tom Brady’s high school jersey. I wish I could get one of those.

Then Harmon had some words for Mr. fun police Lane Johnson. Let’s just say that Harmon and Jason McCourty definitely had some fun this season.

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So no one can talk about how awful it is to play for the New England Patriots. I don’t know about you but it looks like the Pats are having a ton of fun.

This was a fun season for the New England Patriots. There may have been some bumps along the road, but It always is fun when you win a Super Bowl.

It is crazy to think about how succesful the team has been. What is even crazier is that the New England Patriots will probably do it again next season.

Sam Minton

Sam Minton is a graduate of Salem State University where he majored in Communications with a concentration in Journalism. He is a passionate sports fan with his favorite teams being the Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, New England Patriots, New England Revolution and New York Yankees.