page_title: List of New England Patriots starting quarterbacks
section_title: Starting quarterbacks
hierarchical_section_title: List of New England Patriots starting quarterbacks / Starting quarterbacks
caption_attribution_description: English: Jimmy Garoppolo, a player on the National Football League.
context_page_description: The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. They are a member of the East Division of the American Football Conference. The team began as the Boston Patriots in the American Football League, a league that merged with the National Football League before the start of the 1970 season. In 1971, the team relocated to Foxborough, where they then became the New England Patriots. Between 1971 and 2001, the Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium. Since 2002, the Patriots have played their home games at Gillette Stadium, which was built adjacent to Foxboro Stadium.
  There have been 28 starting quarterbacks in the history of the franchise. The most starting quarterbacks the Patriots have had in one season is five quarterbacks, in 1987. Past quarterbacks for the Patriots include Patriots Hall of Fame inductees Babe Parilli, Steve Grogan, and Drew Bledsoe. Butch Songin became the first starting quarterback for the Patriots in 1960, when the franchise was first established. He was replaced by Tom Greene for the final two games of the season.
caption: Jimmy Garoppolo (2016)
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