New England Patriots safety Kyle Dugger is one of the best slot defenders in the NFL right now, at least according to Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire. Listing his 11 best slots in the league, the fourth-year man checks in at No. 9:
If you’re going to play for Bill Belichick, especially on defense, you’d best be versatile — both positionally overall, and to adapt to Belichick’s ever-changing concepts. Belichick has been an advocate of the big nickel thing for a long time now, and he had quite the group in 2022 with Devin McCourty, Adrian Phillips, Jabrill Peppers, and Dugger as his primary safeties in name.