
Pats from the Past
Hosted by Matt Smith and Paul Perillo · New England Patriots
4.8from 143 ratings
- 92
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 143
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Pats from the Past
The 'Pats from the Past' podcast is a bi-weekly podcast that features in-depth conversations with some of the greatest New England Patriots players in franchise history. Hosted by Sr. Executive Producer Matt Smith, and Editor of Patriots.com, Paul Perillo, who combined have nearly forty years of experience in the organization to expertly tap into the players and their unique insights. For more information about New England Patriots official podcasts, visit Patriots.com/podcasts.
- Publisher
- New England Patriots
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Nov 2019
- Latest episode
- 6 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 92 episodes have a transcript.

6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Pats from the Past with Adam Vinatieri

19 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
Pats from the Past, Episode 54: Willie McGinest

4 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
Pats from the Past, Episode 53: Irving Fryar
Inside a recent episode

Pats from the Past with Adam Vinatieri
Published 6 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I never thought like, hey, I've got to make a certain amount of years or a certain amount of time. I just kept playing because I loved it. And I felt like as long as I can contribute in a positive way, if I can help my team win games, if I could be a good leader and a good captain and help our team win, There's nothing else I'd rather do. Put a helmet on, go out onto a field, and you get paid to play a game? Are you kidding me? Who wouldn't want to do this, right? To all the people listening, it's not always just fun and games and roses. There's a lot of work that goes into it. There's injuries and surgeries and... seasons that were less than great. […]
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- Adam Vinatieri
- Craig James
- Matt Cassel
- Rodney Harrison
- Russ Francis
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 114 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 29 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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- Quality
- 57
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Pats from the Past?
Matt Smith and Paul Perillo host the show. Published by New England Patriots.
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