01-27-2021, 07:28 PM
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Re: Return of the Empire | New England Patriots
Patriots' twin DBs Devin and Jason McCourty announce retirement
Associated Press -- For the first time in nearly 11 years, the New England Patriots will field a team without a player named McCourty on the roster.
In a joint statement, the McCourty Twins - defensive backs Devin and Jason - announced that they will be retiring after a disappointing season that saw the Patriots miss the playoffs and finally release their decade-long grip on the AFC East title crown.
Devin McCourty, one of the few Patriots’ defensive mainstays over the years, was drafted by the team in the 2010 NFL Draft 27th overall out of Rutgers University. Since then, including a transition from cornerback to free safety, the Patriots have been carefully guided by his All-star play, as he was named to the Pro Bowl twice in his career (2010 & 2016) and was a three-time member of the 2nd-team All-Pro list (2010, 2013, and 2016). He has also won three Super Bowls with the team.
Jason McCourty came out of Rutgers University a year before his twin, being drafted in the sixth round, 203rd overall by the Tennessee Titans, where he spent eight years before signing a free-agent contract with the Cleveland Browns. There, McCourty was one of the few good players on the Browns’ winless team before being traded to the Patriots. He would join his brother Devin, and together, the two would win Jason’s first and only Super Bowl. This would make the McCourty’s the only set of twins in NFL history to win a Super Bowl on the same team.
The Patriots, with rumors swirling that they will not be resigning cornerback JC Jackson and looking into possible trades for former Defensive Player of the Year cornerback Stephon Gilmore, will be looking to remodel their secondary that could virtually look much different next season.
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