McCourty to stay with Patriots!

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PatsFans.com ‏@PatsFans now11 seconds ago
RT @RapSheet: #Patriots S Devin McCourty will sign a 5-year, $47.5M contract, source said. Wow. And... turned down more elsewhere

rlcarr said:

Looks like McCourty drank the discount kool-aid:

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$9.5m AAV? Not sure I'd say discount kool-aid.

I hope that's incentive driven. No sense paying that much for a safety.

kennyb said:

Well a guess isn't worth any more than my speculation.

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Given that you speculated they'd lose both McCourty and Revis, while I've been saying that they'll keep both, and McCourty's already back, I'd say my "guess" is worth a hell of a lot more than your speculation.


Just my opinion, though... Others are free to disagree.

9m? i like mccourty but that's earl thomas money.:

Seems like if Devin has signed long-term, on a team-friendly deal, and with a low first-year #, it would prompt Revis to resign. I felt confident in retaining Revis when I was assuming McCourty was leaving, but now that he's staying, what reason is there for Revis to leave, honestly? Defending champs + entire secondary intact longterm vs. what... more money in the green swamp?

Seems like a no-brainer.

JMC00 said:

$9.5m AAV? Not sure I'd say discount kool-aid.

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Well, if it's in fact true that he turned down higher offers to take it...

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 1m1 minute ago
How important was signing S Devin McCourty to the #Patriots? Team source reaction to it getting done: “Thank God.”

Report: 'Pretty good bet' Pats bring back McCourty, Revis
by Jason Butt | CBSSports.com


Sun, 08 Mar 2015 9:33 PM ET

There is a "pretty good bet" that the Patriots will be able to keep both cornerback Darrelle Revis and safetyDevin McCourty, according to a report from CSN New England.

This report comes after two days of negotiations from teams and representatives of free agents across the NFL. McCourty totaled 68 tackles and two interceptions a season ago. Revis made 47 tackles and recorded two interceptions.

Gronkowski123 said:

9m? i like mccourty but that's earl thomas money.:

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Need to see the deal terms first. the contract could be backloaded via roster bonuses that allow the patriots to a) get out of paying the full 47.5m and b) keep the cap hit lower in years 1 to 2 or 3.

Wonder what his cap hit will be in 2015 and 2016...

Gronkowski123 said:

9m? i like mccourty but that's earl thomas money.:

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He's that valuable to our defense.

JMC00 said:

$9.5m AAV? Not sure I'd say discount kool-aid.

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I'd agree but terms of the deal matter more than the AAV.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

And, just for the record, Scheffer has it too:

S Devin McCourty will be re-signing with Patriots as @MikeGarafolo reported. Now Patriots will see if they can re-sign Darrelle Revis.

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https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/574763508962848769

If we end up with McCourty and no Revis i'll be sick...

That's a lot of money to run around in tights playing a game.....good for him.

Lotta $$

KDPPatsfan85 said:

PatsFans.com ‏@PatsFans 37s38 seconds ago
RT @Rap_Sheeet: Devin McCourty will return to the #Patriots on a 6y/50M deal according to multiple sources #NFLFreeAgency

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Fake account. He also reported that Revis has signed too.