With Devin McCourty off to retirement, the New England Patriots’ safety group will look quite a bit different in 2023. How the team will replace the long-time team captain remains to be seen, but it appears that Jabrill Peppers will play a key role within the unit this season.
Arriving as an unrestricted free agent last offseason, the former first-round draft pick served as the fourth member of the safety rotation alongside McCourty, Kyle Dugger and Adrian Phillips. He was on the field for 35.2 percent of defensive snaps in that capacity, and the belief is that this number will increase quite a bit.