“As a safety, you have to be able to think,” says Duron Harmon. The 28-year-old Patriots defensive back speaks from a wealth of experience. With Bill Belichick as his head coach, Harmon knows the job of his position is far from simple.
“You have to get the defense lined up, have to know the [defensive] checks on top of playing that chess game with the quarterback so you can make it as hard on him as possible,” Harmon explains.
It helps that Harmon gets to play football chess against Tom Brady every day in practice, sharpening his skills against one of the best to ever play football.