“He won at every level he ever played ...”
“... One of the rarest of players that I have ever coached.”
After Dont’a Hightower made his retirement from the NFL official Tuesday, the New England Patriots issued a pair of statements Wednesday on the former linebacker, whose decade of fingerprints on the franchise remain visible.
The 2012 first-round draft choice out of Alabama’s run began as a two-time BCS national champion and Crimson Tide captain. It ended as three-time Super Bowl champion and Patriots captain with roster spots on the All-Decade and All-Dynasty teams in Foxborough.