As old as he says he feels sometimes, Devin McCourty’s love of football can’t be questioned. The 12-year NFL veteran is still playing almost entire games on the back end of the Patriots’ defense at 34 years old, including logging 90 snaps in New England’s overtime loss to Dallas in Week 6.
But like famous ex-teammate Tom Brady, he’s no fan at all of the NFL’s new 17-game season.
When asked on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” about whether he agreed with Brady’s criticism of the new format, McCourty flatly responded, “Yeah.”
“You like the 16[-game season] — you split the season 8-8, split it in quarters.