New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri screams after booting a 48-yard field goal in the finals seconds to give the Patriots a 20-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Andrew Cohoon)

New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri celebrates his game-winning field goal with teammates Ken Walter (13) and Christian Fauria (88) in the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The Patriots beat the Panthers 32-29. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Robert Kraft chairman and CEO of the New England Patriots celebrates with the Super Bowl trophy after their 20 to17 Patriots victory against the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. (National Football League)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) slams the ball down in the end zone after scoring a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans on a run in the third quarter Monday, Dec. 16, 2002 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Russell)

Tom Brady, upper right, New England Patriots quarterback and Super Bowl MVP, is surrounded by the media prior to a team meeting at Bryant College in Smithfield, R.I., Friday, July 26, 2002, as the Patriots began their first day of full training camp. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick walks the sideline during the AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, in Foxboro, Mass. The New England Patriots take on the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004 in Houston. (AP Photo/Jim Rogash)

New England Patriots' Tedy Bruschi (54) and Matt Chatham (58) celebrate Bruschi's interception for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins in the fourth quarter in Foxboro, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003. Bruschi has been so proficient at getting into the end zone that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick joked earlier this season that he might switch the linebacker over to the offense. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) loses the ball after being brought down by Oakland Raiders' Charles Woodson, right, while Greg Biekert (54) moves to recover the ball in the fourth quarter of their AFC Division Playoff game in Foxboro, Mass. Saturday night, Jan. 19, 2002. The play was appealed, and the Patriots retained possession. The Patriots went on to win, 16-13, in overtime. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) celebrates his winning field goal in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Sunday Feb. 1, 2004. The Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

New England Patriots Deion Branch (83) reacts after scoring the Patriots first touchdown on a pass from quarterback Tom Brady (not pictured) against the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter of Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Sunday Feb. 1, 2004. Behind Branch is Panthers Mike Minter. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

New England Patriots' Richard Seymour and his teammates raises the Super Bowl 2002 trophy during pre-game activities before the start of a Red Sox game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, April 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Jim Rogash)

Members of the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots ride in World War II-era amphibious duck boats through confetti as they make their way along a parade route, in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005. The Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX on Sunday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

President Bush shows off the jersey he was given from the New England Patriots, as he is flanked by Robert Kraft, left, owner of the Super Bowl champions, and Patriots coach Bill Belichick, during ceremonies in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, April 2, 2002. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi celebrates a sack during the third quarter of their 28-0 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFL football at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington, center, is team-tackled by New England Patriots linebacker Rosevelt Colvin, right, and others during fourth-quarter NFL football Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Patriots won, 24-17. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, center, and tight end Daniel Graham (82) congratulate cornerback Asante Samuel (22) after Samuels' fourth-quarter interception and touchdown off a pass by New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington in an a AFC wild card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch is hugged by coach Bill Belichick after the Patriots' 23-20 overtime win against the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots' Wes Welker (83) is tackled out of bounds by Buffalo Bills' Aaron Williams during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch (84) dances in the end zone after scoring a touchdown on a pass in the second quarter of the NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

New England Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel (22) and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison (88) battle for a pass that falls incomplete in the first quarter of the AFC Championship football game Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck (91) strips the football from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the second quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass wide receiver Sam Aiken as running back Laurence Maroney (39) and Patriots offensive lineman Sebastian Vollmer (76) block during the third quarter of their NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2009. Brady was 29 of 34 for 380 yards and six touchdowns in less than three quarters of play as the Patriots defeated the Titans 59-0. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

New York Giants' Eli Manning, right, is congratulated by New England Patriots' Tom Brady after the Giants' 24-20 win in an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Brady has three Super Bowl rings, with another taken away by Manning and the Giants in 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker (83) celebrates with teammate Jabar Gaffney after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship football game against the San Diego Chargers in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots rookie tight end Rob Gronkowski grabs his first NFL touchdown catch, next to Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones, during the second half of New England's 38-24 win in an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI ring from the 2001 season. (National Football League)