Advertisement

HOUSTON – The most famous pencil in the NFL – which may also be the only pencil in the NFL – is a wood-cased, Dixon Ticonderoga No. It sits, as always, stuffed behind the right ear of Matt Patricia, the defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. It's become a notable, if odd, football image thanks to the camera time Patricia gets as he works the sideline, such as New England's matchup with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in Super Bowl LI.