Drew Bledsoe, Jon Morris in Pats HOF

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    Bridging together what owner Robert Kraft suggested was three generations of New England football, the Patriots inducted quarterback Drew Bledsoe and center Jon Morris into the team's Hall of Fame Saturday evening before an overflow crowd at Patriot Place.

    Morris, the Patriots' first-ever Pro Bowler, represented an era that laid the foundation for football in the region, while Kraft suggested in his introduction of Bledsoe that the quarterback might have been the key to keeping the team in New England nearly two decades ago. With some of the franchise's most influential players in attendance, the pair entered the pristine Hall at a stadium where the team has raised three championship banners over the last 10 years.

    "Thinking back to a dirt parking lot and a racetrack, we feel pretty good about this," Kraft said following the evening ceremony. "This is terrific. To go from Jon to Drew -- see the cross-generation -- and see the fans turn out ... It's really super."

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story...orris-inducted-new-england-patriots-hall-fame
     

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