Jun 2, 2009 8:18 pm US/Eastern
Bruschi Still Loves Coming To Work
Reporting
Dan Roche
FOXBORO (WBZ) ―
He first stepped onto an NFL field in 1995, and 189 games and three Super Bowls later, Tedy Bruschi still can't wait to come to work. "I just love it. I just have fun, and I think that's always been obvious to the way I play that I have a lot of fun out there. Fortunately, I have been able to contribute to a winning football team also, but for me, first and foremost, I just love what I do."
As he enters his 14th year as a Patriot, it could be a very strange year for him. Mike Vrabel is gone – traded to Kansas City,
Rodney Harrison – possibly retiring as well. "You have the initial shock of it. When I got the call from Mike and he told me he's on a plane going to Kansas City, you know. And I'm like 'Why you doin' that?' (laugh). 'Tedy, I've been traded.' And there was a long silence."
And as for the 36-year-old Harrison, Bruschi loved having him as a teammate. "I think he had the right formula and I think that formula wasn't present until he showed us it, you know? I don't think there was a safety that could do the things that he could do. If he decides not to play, I would more than hope that he would be in the Hall of Fame."
Bruschi and the Patriots have a few more months to get themselves ready. Their first preseason game is against the Eagles on Aug. 13. Regular season play begins on Sept. 14 against the Bills.
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