Devin McCourty is one of the more socially and politically active New England Patriots players in the last decade, with the safety taking time to show support for a restructuring of Massachusetts’ juvenile system and joining and organizing the Players Coalition, a group of NFL players focused on fighting systemic inequality.
And so it was fitting to see that McCourty asked if he could speak with the media on Monday, just one day after the passing of Bill Russell, who was as much a champion for the Black community as he was for the Boston Celtics.