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Is safety a bigger need for the Patriots than we think? (2022 positional review)

With the 2022 season in the books, MassLive will look at each position group on the Patriots, analyzing how the team performed in 2022 and where it might be heading in the future. Today we look at safety.

Safety: Devin McCourty, Kyle Dugger, Adrian Phillips, Jabril Peppers, Joshuah Bledsoe, Brad Hawkins

Contract situation: The safety position has long been one of the strongest depth charts in New England. Entering this offseason, however, the Patriots are lacking short term and long-term depth.

It starts with free safety McCourty.