Offensive tackle played 68 NFL games with Pats<\/p>\n
Published Feb 04, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 4 minute read<\/p>\n
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Brantford’s Nick Kaczur played 68 games for the New England Patriots from 2005 to 2009. Photo by Getty ImagesArticle content<\/p>\n
Surrounded by Buffalo Bills fans at home in Brantford, former NFLer Nick Kaczur refuses to switch his allegiance.<\/p>\n
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With the New England Patriots set to face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in Super Bowl LX at 6:30 p.m., Kaczur will be hoping his former team can overcome its underdog status and secure the Vince Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTo be honest, I want New England to win but Seattle\u2019s defence is tough,\u201d said Kaczur, who played only for the Patriots during his NFL career, which spanned from 2005 to 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201c(The Patriots) have a young guy at left tackle, (Will) Campbell, he seemed to give up a couple pressures and things in the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really going to depend on how the o-line can handle that defensive front. That\u2019s going to dictate where the game is going to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
After graduating from Brantford Collegiate Institute, Kaczur had a standout NCAA career at the University of Toledo. A tackle, he was selected in the third round (100th overall) of the 2005 NFL draft by New England.<\/p>\n
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During his career, Kaczur started 62 games and played in 68. The six-foot-four, 320-pound lineman was a starter on New England\u2019s 2007 team that went undefeated before losing to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
The 46-year-old suffered a back injury during training camp in 2010 and was placed on injured reserve. Kaczur was released by the Patriots in 2011 and retired \u2013 at least from football.<\/p>\n
Quiet and humble, Kaczur worked construction prior to attending Toledo. When he returned to Brantford after his playing days, he went back to work and is currently a member of the excavating crew at Lancaster Construction.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately when Sundays roll around, Kaczur is surrounded by Buffalo Bills fans. Thankfully for him, New England\u2019s franchise reversal has helped when it comes to betting his buddies.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAll my friends are Buffalo Bills fans, my brother is a Buffalo Bills fan so since I moved back I\u2019ve always bet them for a case of beer \u2013 and I\u2019m finally winning again,\u201d said Kaczur, who watched the AFC champion Patriots go from a record of 4-13 last year to 14-3 this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m finally getting paid back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although he\u2019s far from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, he still keeps an eye on New England. He sees similarities between this year\u2019s Patriots team and the ones he played on \u2013 with its grit, determination and great defence.<\/p>\n
Kaczur likes what he\u2019s seen from second-year quarterback Drake Maye.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaye can run the ball, there\u2019s the first thing that\u2019s different between them,\u201d he said about one difference between Maye and Tom Brady, who Kaczur protected for his entire career.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t know him personally but it seems like the team dynamic, from what I read, as a quarterback he\u2019s good to the o-line. That helps make the offensive unit closer.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Maye just starting his career, it\u2019s impossible for anyone to compare him to Brady. For Kaczur, he hasn\u2019t seen anyone better than his former quarterback, who won seven Super Bowl titles during his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrady was great,\u201d said Kaczur, who along with his daughters, Auralia and Ashlyn, attended the quarterback\u2019s 2024 induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe understood the game and he knew what people were doing before they were doing it. He knew how to exploit everything, which is very hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s some talented players who make really good plays and obviously Tom was talented but it was his knowledge of what was happening, the Xs and Os. He just put everybody in the right spot.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe\u2019s the GOAT.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Brantford\u2019s Nick Kaczur (77) protected Tom Brady (12) from his offensive line position during his tenure in New England, playing for the Patriots. Photo by Getty Images<\/p>\n
Kaczur has also kept up with the recent reports that Bill Belichick, widely regarded as the greatest coach of all-time, will not be a first ballot hall of famer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of crazy,\u201d he said. \u201cIf he doesn\u2019t, then who deserves to be in in their first attempt? Nobody does.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s the standard to get in? He\u2019s the second winningest coach of all time and has eight Super Bowl (wins). What do you have to do to get in on a first ballot?\u201d<\/p>\n
Some people have speculated that Belichick is being punished for a pair of scandals \u2013 \u2018Spygate\u2019 in 2007 and \u2018Deflategate\u2019 in 2015 \u2013 or his surliness with the media.<\/p>\n
However, Kaczur only has good things to say about the only head coach he played for in the NFL.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe always let you know where you stood, whether you liked that or not,\u201d said Kaczur.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was fine because he was up front and honest. You knew where you were as long as you were producing. You had to respect that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like every athlete, Kaczur misses playing and it hurt even more when a contemporary of his returned briefly.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor sure, especially when Philip Rivers comes back and gets to play three games,\u201d he said of missing the game after Rivers unretired at the age of 44 to play for the Indianapolis Colts this season.<\/p>\n
Kaczur has done some coaching since retiring and although he\u2019s been asked to help with the Bisons again this season, he\u2019s not sure he\u2019ll be able to due to the fact he\u2019s busy with his daughters.<\/p>\n
And while one of his daughters is pursuing the possibility of playing softball at the next level, for now, it\u2019s Kaczur who remains the famous one in the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of what I did, people are happy to see someone, know someone who has done something,\u201d he says of getting recognized in town.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter always has to joke because every time we\u2019re out, she\u2019s like, \u2018Dad, when\u2019s it going to happen?\u2019 and then someone will be like, \u2018Hey, you\u2019re Nick Kaczur,\u2019 and then it\u2019s here we go again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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