Why didn’t cornerback Jason McCourty play in the Patriots’ preseason opener?
“The guys we played, we played,” coach Bill Belichick said Monday morning at Gillette Stadium. “The guys we didn’t play, we didn’t play. We’ll play other guys this week and see how it goes.”
McCourty didn’t express any concern after his DNP in Thursday’s game against the Washington Redskins, but the lack of action appears to be a growing trend. He also didn’t log any reps with the starting secondary during mandatory minicamp, remaining sidelined in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 play for an unknown reason.
It is possible the 31-year-old is dealing with or recovering from an injury of sorts, but he has yet to leave a practice to join rehabbing players on the lower fields.