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2008 loss weighs on Patriots fans at send-off

By Travis Andersen

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 29, 2012

FOXBOROUGH – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had a message for more than 10,000 fans who attended the team’s Super Bowl sendoff rally this afternoon at Gillette Stadium. “You’re the greatest fans in America,” he told the revved-up crowd that began packing lower-level seats when the stadium opened more than two hours before the start of the noon rally. Brady, who will be making his fifth Super Bowl appearance next week against the New York Giants, stopped short of predicting victory, but vowed the team will be going full speed on game day.

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