FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Safety Devin McCourty says he’s returning to the New England Patriots for five more years.
Cornerback Darrelle Revis could be gone.
McCourty said that he’s happy to stay with the Super Bowl champions, telling Patriots fans on Twitter on Monday: “Let’s go win another Super Bowl…or 5.”
In a telephone call to Comcast SportsNet New England on Sunday night, McCourty said he wanted to come back to the team that picked him in the first round of the 2010 draft. A handful of other teams showed interest, including Tennessee, where his twin brother Jason plays.
“I knew in my heart that I wanted to be back in New England, but I also knew the business side of football,” the 27-year-old free agent told the station. “I had to do what I had to do. I’m back, but I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t possibilities over the last few days that I was going to be somewhere else. But, happy it all worked out.”