New England Patriots

New England Patriots is an American YouTube channel and a NFL football team located in New England.
==History==
On November 16, 1959, Boston business executive Billy Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League. https://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20090820/NEWS/308209629 In addition to William and Joseph Sullivan, other initial investors in the team were John Ames, Dean Boylan, George Sargent, Dom DiMaggio, Dan Marr, Ed McMann, Paul Sonnabend, and Edgar Turner Each of the founders invested $25,000 to capitalize the team. http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/02/01/fyi/ 
The following winter, locals were allowed to submit ideas for the Boston football team's official name. The most common one, and the one that Sullivan selected, was the "Boston Patriots," with "Patriots" referring to those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution. http://www.newspapers.com/image/428827566/ Immediately thereafter, artist Phil Bissell of The Boston Globe developed the "Pat Patriot" logo. http://www.patriots.com/team/history/historical-dates 
After the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the league required that all teams reside in stadiums with at least 50,000 seats. Prior to 1970, The Patriots did not have a regular home stadium. None of the four stadiums the Patriots had used up to that point qualified, and there was little room in Boston for a new stadium. https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2016/06/09/marking-afl-nfl-merger-50-years-later Due to this, discussions about a possible relocation to Tampa, Florida occurred. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/22/archives/patriots-likely-to-get-no-arena-franchise-is-expected-to-be-given.html 
The team was renamed the New England Patriots on March 22, 1971, to reflect its new location. https://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4802035/on-this-day-46-years-ago-they-officially-became-the-new-england-patriots The original choice, Bay State Patriots was rejected by the NFL. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=glpnews&search=bay%20state%20patriots&img=\\na0004\289759\3128540.html 
==Channel==
The New England Patriots channel was created on July 15, 2015. Their first video was uploaded on October 15, 2015. The channel usually posts highlights of the team or after-game interviews with the coaches & players. 
==References==
Category:Sports YouTubers
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015