David Michael Nugent (born October 27, 1977) is a former professional American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).
 Nugent attended Purdue University.
 Nugent was drafted in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Patriots.
Patrick Graham (born January 24, 1979) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
 Graham played college football as a defensive lineman at Yale University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2002.
 After his college football career, he worked as a graduate assistant at Wagner College while also studying for an MBA.
 After two seasons at Wagner, Graham moved to the University of Richmond, where he was a defensive line coach in 2004 and then a tight ends coach in 2005 and 2006.
 In 2007, he was a defensive graduate assistant under head coach Charlie Weis at the University of Notre Dame.
 Following the 2008 season, Graham accepted a position as defensive line coach at the University of Toledo.
 However, he left the school in February 2009 to join the New England Patriots as a defensive coaching assistant, where Weis had formerly been an assistant coach under Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
 In 2010, Graham's title was changed to defensive assistant coach.
 He was promoted to linebackers coach in 2011.
 In 2012, he moved to defensive line coach, and moved back to linebackers in 2014.
 In 2016, he was hired by the New York Giants as defensive line coach.
John Joseph Guzik III (born September 25, 1962) is a former American football defensive lineman who played one season with the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
 He played college football at Ohio University and attended Midpark High School in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.
The 1971 New England Patriots season was the team's twelfth, and second in the National Football League.
 The 1971 season was the first that the team played as the New England Patriots, changing their name from the Boston Patriots, briefly to the Bay State Patriots before changing it again to the New England Patriots, in an effort to regionalize the franchise's equal distance from Boston and Providence.
Benjamin Thomas Jr. (born July 2, 1961 in Ashburn, Georgia) is a former defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers, the New England Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams.
 Thomas played collegiate ball for Auburn University before being drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
 He played professionally in the NFL for 5 seasons and retired in 1991.
Milford Hodge (born March 11, 1961) is a former American football defensive lineman who played four seasons in the National Football League with the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots.
 He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
 He played college football at Washington State University and attended South San Francisco High School in South San Francisco, California.
 Hodge was also a member of the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football.
Tommy Terrell Kelly (born December 27, 1980) is a former American football defensive lineman and is a coaching intern for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
 He played college football at Mississippi State and was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2004.
 He played with Raiders and then single seasons with the New England Patriots and Cardinals before retiring prior to the 2015 season.
Reginald Dewayne Grimes (born November 7, 1976) is a former American football defensive lineman.
 He briefly played for the New England Patriots in 2000.
 Grimes played college football at Alabama.
The 2000 New England Patriots season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League and 41st season overall.
 They finished with a 5–11 record and in last place in the division.
Josh Boyer (born January 21, 1977) is an American football coach in the National Football League, currently serving as cornerbacks coach for the New England Patriots.
 After graduating from Muskingum College, where he played football as a wide receiver and defensive back, he began his coaching career in 2000 as a graduate assistant at King's College, Pennsylvania, and then served in the same capacity at the University of Dayton in 2001 and Kent State University in 2002 and 2003.
 In 2004, Boyer served as the defensive backs coach at Bryant University.
 He then served as the defensive coordinator at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2005 before joining the New England Patriots in 2006 as a defensive coaching assistant.
 He was promoted to defensive backs coach following the 2008 season.
 In 2012, his title was changed to cornerbacks coach.
 On February 5, 2017, Boyer was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI.
 In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.

Question: Reginald Dewayne Grimes (born November 7, 1976) is a former American football defensive lineman, he briefly played for the New England Patriots during the 2000 New England Patriots season was during which season for the team in the National Football League?
Answer: 31st