Devin McCourty was born on August 13,1987 and is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
61 Facts About Devin McCourty
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Devin McCourty played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Missing only five games during his Patriots career, McCourty received two Pro Bowl selections and was a member of three Super Bowl-winning teams.
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Devin McCourty has the most postseason starts for a defensive player.
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Devin McCourty attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey, with his twin brother, Jason Devin McCourty.
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Devin McCourty played cornerback and free safety and was an all-league selection in his final two seasons.
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Devin McCourty attended Rutgers University, and played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team beginning in 2005.
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In 2007, McCourty and his twin brother Jason McCourty started at cornerback, with Devin compiling 63 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and three blocked kicks on special teams.
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Devin McCourty was named an All-Big East Conference academic selection in his first two seasons.
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Devin McCourty started 13 games at cornerback in his 2008 junior season, picking up 57 tackles, one interception, and a blocked punt.
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Devin McCourty had a career-high 80 tackles and recorded one interception and 10 pass deflections.
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Devin McCourty averaged 25.4 yards on kickoff returns and had a 98-yard kickoff return, third-longest in school history.
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Devin McCourty graduated from Rutgers with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
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Devin McCourty attended the NFL Scouting Combine and performed all of the combine drills.
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On March 10,2010, Devin McCourty attended Rutgers' annual pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills.
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Devin McCourty was ranked third best cornerback prospect in the draft by Sports Illustrated and ESPN, was ranked the fourth best cornerback by DraftScout.
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Devin McCourty made his first career tackle on Adam Jones, ending Jones 19-yard kick return in the first quarter.
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Devin McCourty intercepted the pass that was originally intended for Patrick Crayton in the second quarter and was immediately tackled.
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On December 29,2010, it was announced that Devin McCourty was voted to the 2011 Pro Bowl.
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Devin McCourty finished his rookie season in 2010 with 82 combined tackles, 17 pass deflections, seven interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Devin McCourty's 17 pass deflections and seven interceptions marked career-highs.
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Devin McCourty was named a First-team All-Pro by the Sporting News and Second-team All-Pro by The Associated Press.
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Devin McCourty entered training camp slated as the Patriots' No 1 starting cornerback.
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On September 8,2011, it was reported that Devin McCourty was selected by teammates to be one of the six team captains.
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Devin McCourty finished the 2011 season with 87 combined tackles, 13 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 14 games and 14 starts.
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Devin McCourty entered training camp slated as the No 1 starting cornerback.
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Devin McCourty was named the starting kick returner by special teams coordinator Scott O'Brien.
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On September 6,2012, it was announced that Devin McCourty was selected to be a captain for the second consecutive season.
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Devin McCourty's move to safety was attributed to injuries to safeties Steve Gregory and Patrick Chung and the emergence of Kyle Arrington and Alfonzo Dennard as productive cornerbacks.
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Devin McCourty immediately assumed the job as the starting free safety, replacing Patrick Chung, who was still recovering from a shoulder injury.
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Devin McCourty finished the 2012 season with 82 combined tackles, 13 pass deflections, five interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Devin McCourty started the last eight games at free safety and served as the kick returner throughout the season.
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Devin McCourty finished with 24 kick returns for a total of 654-yards and one touchdown.
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Devin McCourty played a total of 1,329 snaps on defense and special teams.
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Devin McCourty began training camp as the de facto starting free safety after Patrick Chung departed in free agency.
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Devin McCourty was named the starting free safety to open the regular season, alongside strong safety Steve Gregory.
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Devin McCourty was not selected as one of four team captains to begin the regular season.
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Devin McCourty was inactive for the Patriots' Week 17 victory against the Buffalo Bills after head coach Bill Belichick chose to rest him for the playoffs.
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Devin McCourty finished the season with 69 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, and an interception in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Devin McCourty began the regular season as the starting free safety and played alongside strong safety Patrick Chung.
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Devin McCourty finished the season with 68 combined tackles, six pass deflections, two interceptions, and a forced fumble in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Devin McCourty became an unrestricted free agent in 2015 and received interest from multiple teams.
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Devin McCourty's injury sidelined him for the next two games.
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Devin McCourty registered 64 combined tackles, six passes defensed, one sack, and an interception in 14 games and 14 starts.
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Devin McCourty made seven combined tackles and two pass deflections throughout the playoffs with only two tackles and one deflection against the Broncos.
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On December 20, Devin McCourty was named to the 2017 Pro Bowl, his second time receiving the honor.
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Devin McCourty finished the season with 83 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Devin McCourty finished the season with a career-high 97 combined tackles, five pass deflections, an interception, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Devin McCourty helped the Patriots win Super Bowl LIII over the Los Angeles Rams; he and his brother became the first twins to play in the same Super Bowl.
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Devin McCourty was ranked 89th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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Devin McCourty became the first player to record four interceptions in a season's first four games since Minnesota Vikings' safety Brian Russell accomplished this feat in the 2003 season.
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Devin McCourty finished the 2019 season with 58 total tackles, five interceptions, seven passes defended, and two forced fumbles.
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On March 17,2020, Devin McCourty signed a two-year, $23 million contract extension to stay with the Patriots.
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Devin McCourty finished the 2020 season with 68 total tackles, two interceptions, and six passes defended.
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Devin McCourty finished with 60 total tackles, three interceptions, and ten passes defended.
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On March 13,2022, Devin McCourty signed a one-year, $9 million contract extension with the Patriots.
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On December 1,2022, Devin McCourty became just the fourth defensive back in NFL history to have 200 starts with a single-team, in addition to being the 24th overall player to have 200 starts with a single-team.
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Devin McCourty was raised in Nyack, New York, by his parents Phyllis and Calvin Devin McCourty.
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Devin McCourty's father died in 1990 at age 34 due to a heart attack related to complications from asthma.
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Devin McCourty was born 27 minutes before Jason, each weighing six pounds and 13 ounces.
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Devin and Jason McCourty jointly delivered the 2019 commencement address at Rutgers; they received honorary doctorates from their alma mater.