Devin McCourty Re-Signs With The Patriots On A One-Year Deal

New England has brought back one of its own as veteran safety Devin McCourty re-signs with the Patriots on a reported one-year, $9 million contract. 2022 will be McCourty’s 13th NFL season. All have been spent with the Patriots where he has won three Super Bowls.

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While other teams have been wheeling and dealing prior to the start of NFL free agency, the Patriots have been relatively quiet outside of the release of Kyle Van Noy. By all accounts, New England has been readying themselves to enter the veteran wide receiver market but, believe it or not, the Patriots have more pressing concerns than their offense.

All-Pro corner, J.C. Jackson is likely to leave in free agency after the team declined to place the franchise tag on him. In addition, Dont’a Hightower, if he does returns, is not the player he once was so the Patriots will need to focus more on the youth in the front seven. Whether or not they take a stab at Bobby Wagner remains to be seen, however, it was very important the team bring back McCourty who played in all 17 games in the regular season a year ago.

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In fact, McCourty hasn’t missed a game for the Patriots since 2015 and just five during his 12 seasons so far. His durability AND ability can’t be understated as the Patriots’ defense go through a bit of a transition. A three-time Pro Bowler, McCourty finished with 60 total tackles and three interceptions in 2021 at age 34.

NFL free agency opens on Wednesday while the “legal tampering” period begins tomorrow.