For the first-time in 13 years, the New England Patriots will take the field next season without Devin McCourty patrolling their backend.
While McCourty is an impossible player to replace from his leadership off the field to his skills and knowledge of the system on the field, plenty of talent remains in New England’s safety room. The team resigned Jabrill Peppers this offseason to join Adrian Phillips, Kyle Dugger, and Joshuah Bledsoe, while Jalen Mills may also factor into this group.
As the team did not address the position in external free agency they may be comfortable with the current group.