Matthew Slater folded his arms and smiled as he cracked a joke about the way Devin McCourty used to get on his case in practice.
“A lot of times he was like getting on me, hazing me, making fun of me so my spirits are a little bit higher,” Slater said. “No, I’m kidding, I miss his voice. I always joke that he’s like my work wife so it’s strange for me to be without him after 13 years together. Needless to say, it’s an adjustment.
The Patriots don’t have a plug-and-play replacement for McCourty.