New England Patriots defensive backs Devin McCourty and Jason McCourty returned to their alma mater yesterday to served as Rutgers’ 2019 commencement speakers and also receive honorary degrees: the McCourty brothers, who are not just Super Bowl champions but also active in the community, can now call themselves Doctors of Humane Letters. After receiving the degrees, the two addressed the crowd of more than 47,000.
The McCourtys, who graduated from Rutgers a year apart — Jason in 2009 and Devin in 2010 — but re-joined each other when the Patriots traded for Jason last season, talked about their journey from college to the NFL and to becoming involved in charitable causes.