Editing New England Patriots (section)

==Culture==
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===Cheerleaders===
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[[Image:New England Patriots Cheerleaders (USAF).jpg|right|thumb|The team's cheerleading squad performing a routine in 2007]]
The Patriots' professional cheerleading squad is the [[New England Patriots Cheerleaders]] which represents the team in the [[National Football League Cheerleading|NFL]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CHEERLEADERS|url=https://www.patriots.com/cheerleaders/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Patriots.com|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608172415/https://www.patriots.com/cheerleaders/|url-status=live}}</ref> Notable alumni of the cheerleading squad include wrestler [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/former-patriots-cheerleader-thrives-in-wwe-nxt-263231?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|title=Former Patriots cheerleader thrives in WWE NXT|website=www.patriots.com|access-date=August 1, 2019|archive-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805095011/https://www.patriots.com/news/former-patriots-cheerleader-thrives-in-wwe-nxt-263231?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|url-status=live}}</ref> and model [[Camille Kostek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-cheerleaders-where-are-they-now-camille-kostek?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|title=Patriots Cheerleaders: Where Are They Now? – Camille Kostek|website=www.patriots.com|date=May 9, 2019 |access-date=August 1, 2019|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519005329/https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-cheerleaders-where-are-they-now-camille-kostek?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|url-status=live}}</ref> Long-time cheerleading director Tracy Sormanti, who was the cheer director since 1994 and had been involved with the organization since 1983, died after a three-year battle with [[multiple myeloma]] in 2020.<ref name="h008">{{cite web | title=Patriots Saddened to Announce the Passing of Cheerleading Director Tracy Sormanti | website=Patriots.com | date=2020-12-08 | url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-saddened-to-announce-the-passing-of-cheerleading-director-tracy-sormant | access-date=2024-08-30}}</ref> She was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2021 as a contributor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tracy Sormanti, Patriots Hall of Fame |publisher=New England Patriots Hall of Fame |work=Class of 2021 |date=2021 |url=https://www.patriotshalloffame.com/hall_of_famer/tracy-sormanti/ |access-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810031847/https://www.patriotshalloffame.com/hall_of_famer/tracy-sormanti/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Mascots===

The Patriots' official [[mascot]] since 1995 has been [[Pat Patriot]], a [[American Revolution|revolutionary]] [[minuteman]] wearing a Patriots home jersey based on the original logo of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=PAT PATRIOT|url=https://www.patriots.com/cheerleaders/pat-patriot|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Patriots.com|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804105124/https://www.patriots.com/cheerleaders/pat-patriot|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Patriots also employ a corps known as the End Zone Militia, a group of American Revolutionary War reenactors founded in 1996 by Geoff Campbell, a reenactor for the [[26th Continental Regiment|9th Massachusetts Regiment (26th Continental Regiment)]].<ref name="u670">{{cite web | last=Spencer | first=Lauren | title=The Patriot Act: A look at the endzone militia | website=Patriots.com | date=2017-03-22 | url=https://www.patriots.com/news/the-patriot-act-a-look-at-the-endzone-militia-295526 | access-date=2024-08-30}}</ref> Consisting of about 30 men and women, they dress 20 for each home game and split themselves into two groups of 10 lining the back of either end zone. When the Patriots score – whether it be a [[touchdown]], [[field goal (football)|field goal]], [[Extra point|point-after-touchdown]] or [[Safety (gridiron football score)|safety]] – the militia behind the opposite end zone fire a volley of [[Blank (cartridge)|blanks]] from [[flintlock|flintlock muskets]]. Per an interview with the [[WROR-FM#Loren and Wally|''Loren & Wally Show'' on WROR 105.7 FM]] in and around the time of [[Super Bowl XLIX]], said shots use double the load of [[black powder]] than a regular historical reenactor does, specifically 200 grains, in order to be heard throughout the stadium. ESPN writer [[Josh Pahigian]] named this one of the top ten celebrations in the league in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pahigian |first=Josh |date=December 13, 2007 |title=It's a Celebration: Best NFL Touchdown Rituals |url=http://www.espn.com/travel/news/story?id=3139628 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110085854/http://www.espn.com/travel/news/story?id=3139628 |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |access-date=February 19, 2019 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

===Fans===
The team draws much of its fanbase from the [[New England]] region of the United States, as well as from the Canadian province of [[Quebec]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=Nick |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Draft pick idolized Patriots in native Quebec, still a huge Canadiens fan |url=https://masslive.com/patriots/2023/04/draft-pick-idolized-patriots-in-native-quebec-still-a-huge-canadiens-fan.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=masslive |language=en |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218222630/https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2023/04/draft-pick-idolized-patriots-in-native-quebec-still-a-huge-canadiens-fan.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2015 |title=Patriots fans travel from Montreal, Canada to attend Boston parade |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/patriots-fans-travel-from-montreal-canada-to-attend-boston-parade/8055073 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903074434/https://www.wcvb.com/article/patriots-fans-travel-from-montreal-canada-to-attend-boston-parade/8055073 |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=WCVB |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 3, 2023 |title=Canadians, who are the most popular NFL teams in your region? |url=https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/canadians-who-are-the-most-popular-nfl-teams-in-your-region.2915611/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=HFBoards - NHL Message Board and Forum for National Hockey League |language=en-US |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903074440/https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/canadians-who-are-the-most-popular-nfl-teams-in-your-region.2915611/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and much of [[Atlantic Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bissett |first=Kevin |title=Cheers across the border: In New Brunswick, the Patriots are local |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/cheers-across-the-border-in-new-brunswick-the-patriots-are-local-1.4267431 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=ctvnews |date=January 24, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218222629/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/cheers-across-the-border-in-new-brunswick-the-patriots-are-local-1.4267431 |url-status=live }}</ref>