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Safety Devin McCourty returning to New England Patriots for 13th season

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Safety Devin McCourty is returning to the New England Patriots for his 13th season, and he announced the news in a unique way.

The deal is for one year and will pay McCourty $9 million, a source told ESPN.

McCourty's prior contract had void years and was set to expire Wednesday, but with the one-year deal now being added to it his cap charge will be lower than $9 million in 2022. That's important for the Patriots, who entered Sunday with about $10 million in cap space.

As for how McCourty announced the news, he had his children share it on his Twitter account in a video.