Stevens won the Super Bowl with the Patriots in 2001 Former New England Patriots safety Matt Stevens has passed away at age 51. According to an obituary and funeral service announcement on Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill,

The New England Patriots announced on Thursday that Matt Stevens, a member of the 2001 Patriots team that won the Super Bowl, passed away last week at the age of 51. A third-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1996,

He was selected by the Bills in the third round of the 1996 draft as a safety, playing eight years in the league and winning a Super Bowl with the Patriots in 2001.