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Daniel Chavkin

Patriots Safety Devin McCourty Announces Retirement

Patriots safety Devin McCourty announced Friday that he is retiring from the NFL.

After the Patriots drafted him in the first round of the 2010 draft, McCourty spent his entire 13-year career in New England. The defensive back won three Super Bowl championships and played in 205 of a possible 210 career regular season games.

McCourty retires with 740 tackles, the most in Patriots history, and 35 interceptions, one shy for the most in team history. He also made two Pro Bowls, three All-Pro teams and played in 24 playoff games, where he recorded 119 tackles and two interceptions. Last year in his final season, McCourty played in all 17 games and recorded 66 total tackles and four interceptions.

His twin brother, Jason, also played defensive back in the NFL, including three years with Devin in New England, and retired prior to last season. The two won a Super Bowl together with the Patriots in 2018, becoming the first pair of siblings to win a Super Bowl together.

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