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Devin McCourty Reveals He Nearly Left Patriots For These Teams

It is hard to imagine recently retired safety Devin McCourty in a different uniform after he spent all 13 seasons of his NFL career with the New England Patriots.

But once his rookie contract expired following the 2014 season, McCourty almost packed up and left New England.

In a recent appearance on Chris Long’s “Green Light” podcast, McCourty detailed how things went down during that free-agency period and also revealed the two teams that nearly lured him away from the Patriots.

“The first time I was a free agent, (Darrelle) Revis also came for that one year, Revis was a free agent,” McCourty said.